§ Mrs. Rene Shortasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action he is taking in the light of the latest National Economic Development Council report on the microelectronics industry.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report 8 February 1979], gave the following information:
The Government are implementing a microelectronics industry support pro-
FOOD PRICES … … … … … February 1974 to November 1978 Latest 12 months (November 1977 to November 1978) … … … … … Percentage increases Belgium* … … … … … 41.2 -0.5 Denmark … … … … … 66.9 8.5 France* … … … … … 64.6 8.1 Germany (F.D.R.)*† … … … … … 17.5 0.1 Ireland … … … … … 103.0 11.6 Italy … … … … … 124.5 11.9 304W
(February 1974 to October 1978) (October 1977 to October 1978) Luxembourg … … … … … … 35.2 2.7 Netherlands† … … … … … … 28.8 -00.4 United Kingdom … … … … … … 106.0 7.8 USA … … … … … … 38.3 11.3 Japan … … … … … … 43.7 3.1 Canada … … … … … … 58.7 14.0 * Includes beverages. †Includes tobacco. Sources: OECD "Main Economic Indicators". National Sources. gramme, microprocessor application project, product and process development scheme industry scheme, all of which promote increases in the capacity and international competitiveness of the United Kingdom microelectronics of the United Kingdom microelectronics industry, so helping its future contribution to the United Kingdom trade balance.