Lord Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the gross national product is on average contributed by nationalised industries, direct Government activity, public limited liability companies and close companies, partnerships and sole traders, respectively.
§ Mr. DiamondI would refer the hon. Member to Table 13 of the Blue Book "National Income and Expenditure 1968" which gives an analysis of gross national product by sector year by year from 1957 onwards. For 1967, the latest year available, the approximate distribution is public corporations (including nationalised industries) 10 per cent., central and local government 16 per cent., companies 57 per cent., and personal sector (including partnerships and sole traders) 17 per cent. Separate figures for public limited liability companies and close companies are not available.