§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his oral answer of 23 November,Official Report, column 583, what has been the change in net capital employed in manufacturing in real terms since 1979.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 7 December 1994]: Figures on net capital stock by sector are published in table 14.7 in the Central Statistical Office Blue Book—United Kingdom national accounts—which is available in the Library of the House. Net capital stock figures by industry are not available.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the increase in real terms in net capital employed in(a) United Kingdom manufacturing and (b) commercial and industrial firms other than manufacturing since 1979; and to what extent he ascribes the difference to the Government's fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 7 December 1994]: Figures on net capital stock by sector are published in table 14.7 in the Central Statistical Office Blue Book—United Kingdom national accounts—which is available in the Library of the House. Net capital stock figures by industry are not available. The capital employed by a firm is influenced by a number of factors including expected demand and rates of return.