HC Deb 07 June 1967 vol 747 c225W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Minister of Technology what was the estimated level of profits and return on capital for the machine tool industry based on company accounts ending during 1966; and how this compares with corresponding figures for 1965.

Mr. Benn

This information is not available and the cost to public funds of extracting it from individual company accounts and presenting it in a comparable form would not be justified.