HC Deb 26 February 1976 vol 906 cc334-5W
Mr. Carter

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of United Kingdom investment is represented by investment by central Government, by local authorities and by companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange, respectively.

Mr. Denzil Davies

In 1974 gross domestic fixed capital formation by central Government and by local authorities represented 6 per cent. and 20 per cent., respectively of total gross domestic fixed capital formation in the United Kingdom. An estimate in respect of companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange is not available; for the company sector as a whole the share was 43 per cent. These estimates of gross domestic fixed capital formation include the net purchases, by the individual sectors, of land and existing buildings.