§ 133. Mr. PikeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the output of manufacturing industries was in 1979 in the north-west; and what the comparable constant value basis figure is for the latest year for which figures are available;
(2) what are the figures in constant value of the output in manufacturing industries in the north-west (a) in 1979 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Norman LamontCurrent prices estimates for manufacturing gross domestic product in the north-west are £6,763 million in 1979 and £12,381 million in 1988; the latest year for which they are available. There is no comparable constant value figure for this year because there are no regional price indices.
§ 136. Mr. Beaumont-DarkTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures on productivity of manufacturing industry in Birmingham and the west midlands.
§ Mr. Norman LamontRegional productivity figures are not compiled.