Lord Lucasasked Her Majesty's Government:
What indicators of the performance of industry they monitor; what the values were at the latest date for which figures are available; and which of these measures they have proposed, or intend to propose, should be used in the benchmarking process which they intend to implement.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Simon of Highbury)Statistics of industrial performance, including the latest figures, can be found in the following publications, all of which are available in the Library of the House:Economic Trends, National Income Accounts, Annual Abstract of Statistics, Monthly Digest of Statistics. The Government's approach to competitiveness and benchmarking will be set out in an audit of UK competitiveness to be published in the autumn and in a White Paper to be published next year.