The Stationery Office

Construction statistics annual 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Statistics on trends in the construction industry in Britain over the last decade, with some international comparisons and features on leading initiatives for the future. Issues covered include: industry structure; price and cost indices; investment; commercial floor space; government departments' construction plans; local authority expenditure; National Lottery funded construction projects; planning applications and decisions; trends in employment and professions; Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland; building materials; international comparisons; BERR Construction Innovation and Research Programme; key performance indicators and benchmarking. 2008 and beyond editions are now published by the Office for National Statistics.

Davidson review: implementation of EU legislation. Final report. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Recommends specific simplification proposals in ten legislative areas including consumer sales, financial services, transport, food hygiene and waste legislation. Also makes a number of generic recommendations that are designed to spread best practice in the implementation of European legislation across departments and regulators.

NATIONAL STATISTICS

Digest of United Kingdom energy statistics 2007. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)

Provides essential statistical information for everyone involved in energy, from economists to environmentalists, and from energy suppliers to energy users. The internet version additionally contains a fuller annex D, annexes E-G and long term trends information that is not in the printed version.