§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amounts of money have been invested in British manufacturing industry in cash and real terms in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 26 January 1993]: Estimates of manufacturing investment at current and 747W constant prices may be obtained from the Central Statistical Office database accessible through the House of Commons Library.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the source of investment funds for British manufacturing industry in percentage terms from(a) banks, (b) the stock exchange, (c) self-generated and (d) other in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 26 January 1993]: A statement of sources and uses of capital funds for all United Kingdom industrial and commercial companies is published in "Financial Statistics" table 8.2. Manufacturing companies are included in industrial and commercial companies but statements of sources and uses of capital funds for manufacturing companies, or for manufacturing industry, are not available.
§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total level of industrial investment as a percentage of national output in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 26 January 1993]: Estimates of industrial investment and of gross domestic product may be obtained from the Central Statistical Office database accessible through the House of Commons Library. Consistent information is available only from 1978.