34. Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the performance of the construction industry. [128433]
§ Mr. RaynsfordHaving experienced a recession in the early 1990s, the UK construction industry is now showing clear signs of steady growth. Output has risen by about 2.5 per cent. in real terms between the last two financial years, and that level of growth is forecast to continue at least until 2002.