§ 43 and 44. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether, as the output per manhour in the public sector of the British economy rose by 68 per cent. in the decade 1958 to 1968 compared with a lower increase in the private sector, he will bring forward legislation to transfer certain private industries into public ownership;
(2) whether, as the performance of the British nationalised industries in 1958 to 1968 was better than that of most other industrial countries while the performance of private industry was worse, he will bring forward legislation to transfer certain private industries into public ownership.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinNo.