§ 57. Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Minister of Technology what is his estimate of manufacturing and construction industries' investment in the United Kingdom for the years 1968–69 and 1969–70, at current market prices.
Mr. Man WilliamsManufacturing industry's investment in the financial year 1968–69 was £1,584 million, at current market prices; a figure for 1969–70 is not yet available. The latest available figure of the construction industry's investment is £161 million for the calendar year 1968.
§ 58. Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Minister of Technology whether he will publish a White Paper giving details of investment in manufacturing and construction industries in the United Kingdom, and in West 8W Germany and Japan, from information available to him from international sources, and the reasons for the differing levels of such investment.