Subject: Central and Local Government

This release contains updated estimates for total healthcare expenditure in the UK between 1997 and 2011. Estimates are in current prices.

This release contains updated output, inputs and productivity estimates for public services in the UK between 1997 and 2010. It provides an analysis of key trends, and identifies which public service areas are the key drivers for total productivity.

UK Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D, 2011 pre-release access list.

This release provides estimates of R&D performed by the following four sectors of the economy, as defined in the Frascati manual, Business Enterprise (BERD), Higher Education (HERD), Government (GovERD) which includes Research Councils, and Private Non-Profit (PNP) organisations. All these sectors’ (Business, Government, Higher Education and Private Non-Profit) R&D data are known collectively as GERD, which represents the gross domestic expenditure on R&D in the UK.

There are two tables of UK Electoral Statistics reflecting the number of electors registered to vote in the UK on 16 October 2012 (England (except London) and Wales) or 1 December 2012 (London, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Table 1 outputs local government electors by local government areas. Local government areas are unitary authorities, London boroughs and district councils in England

The phrase 'Pre-release Access' refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.