§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, using 1979 prices, he will publish in the Official Report the figures for investment in (a) manufacturing industry and (b) service industries for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. ButcherConstant price investment statistics are not available at 1979 prices. Available information is as follows:
Investment in the manufacturing and the distribution and selected services industries £ million at 1980 prices Year Manufacturing industries* Distribution and selected service industries† 1978 7,877 11,551 1979 8,205 12,656 1980 7,307 12,761 1981 5,693 12,212 1982 5,596 12,857 1983 5,433 13,394 1984 6,136 n.a. * Divisions 2–4 of the standard industrial classification (revised 1980) including assets leased to manufacturers from financial industries. † Divisions 6–8 of standard industrial classification (revised 1980) excluding assets leased to manufacturers. n.a. denotes not available.