§ Q25. Mr. Freudasked the Prime Minister the performance of which sector of industry she considers best reflects the benefit of the policies introduced by her Administration.
§ The Prime MinisterThe improvements in productivity and cost competitiveness of manufacturing industry over the last two years reflect our determination to improve the efficiency and performance of British industry as a whole. Within the manufacturing sector the greatest increases in output in recent years have occurred in high technology sectors such as photographic and document copying equipment; telecommunications apparatus; and computers. Output in all these sectors has grown at over 7 per cent. a year for the last three years. This reflects both214W the worldwide opportunities for high-technology products and the emphasis given in our policies to innovation and the use of new technology.