§ 16. Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the change in competitiveness of British industry in the last 10 years.
§ 49. Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the change in competitiveness of British industry in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NewtonCompetitiveness involves numerous factors including quality, reliability, assurance of delivery and after-sales service. In relation to price competitiveness alone, unit labour costs in United Kingdom manufacturing compared with those in other industrial countries, allowing for the effects of exchange rate movements, are thought to have been on average the same in 1988 as in 1979.
§ 24. Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the change in competitiveness of British industry in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NewtonCompetitiveness involves numerous factors including quality, reliability, assurance of delivery and after-sales service. In relation to price competitiveness alone, unit labour costs in United Kingdom manufacturing compared with those in other industrial countries, allowing for the effects of exchange rate movements, are thought to have been on average the same in 1988 as in 1979.