HC Deb 14 December 1971 vol 828 cc52-3W
54. Mr. Sheldon

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has now made of the level of manufacturing investment in the first half of 1972.

Mr. Ridley

Information is collected in the Investment Intentions Inquiry only for calendar years as a whole. The latest inquiry taken in August/September suggested little change in investment between 1971 and 1972.