§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the business fixed investment figures in the United Kingdom for the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe latest annual data for business investment are:
£ billion 1985 prices 1984 36.9 1985 39.7 1986 39.5 1987 43.7 1988 51.4 In the five years to 1988 (1983–88) business investment grew by over 50 per cent. in real terms.