§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made of the experience of France and Italy in the European monetary system since 1979 so far as employment in manufacturing is concerned; and if he will publish a table showing the numbers employed in manufacturing in Germany, France and Italy each year since 1979 and at the latest available date together with the percentage increase since 1979 and 1985, respectively.
§ Mr. MaplesData for manufacturing employment in France, Germany and Italy are published by the OECD in "Labour Force Statistics 1968–88".
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made of the experience of the original EC Six in the European monetary system since 1979 so far as the rate of economic 335W growth is concerned; and if he will publish a table showing for each of the six the average rate of growth since 1979 as a percentage of the rate of growth in (i) the decade ending in 1973 and (ii) in the period in which the currency snake was in operation.
§ Mr. MaplesData for GDP of the original members of the European Community are published by the OECD in "National Accounts 1960–88" and in "Main Economic Indicators".