HC Deb 11 February 1988 vol 127 c336W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the current British rate of growth compares with that of the other major industrialised countries.

60. Mr. Mans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the current British rate of growth compares with that of the other major industrialised countries.

109. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the current British rate of growth compares with that of the other major industrialised countries.

Mr. Lilley

Total output in the United Kingdom grew by more than 4 per cent. over the year to the first three quarters of 1987. This is faster than any other major industrialised country.

59. Mr. Hayes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent growth in the economy has been reflected in falling unemployment over the past year.

68. Mr. David Martin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent growth in the economy has been reflected in falling unemployment over the past year.

81. Mr. Holt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent growth in the economy has been reflected in falling unemployment over the past year.

Mr. John Major

I refer my hon. Friends to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, West (Mr. McLoughlin) on 5 February at columns783–84.