§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing which 10 category one firms, including nationalised industries, earned the highest net profits, expressed as a percentage of capital employed, and which 10 earned the lowest net profits, over the period of 1960 to 1973.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information sought by the hon. Member would require a disproportionate amount of time and effort to compile. I am writing to the hon. Member about this.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing trading profits expressed as a percentage of capital employed for the 20 largest industrial firms in the country since 1960 to the latest available date, distinguishing between pretax and post-tax profits at both historic and replacement cost, and also showing in 253W each case how much profit was attributable to overseas earnings.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information sought by the hon. Member is either not available or, to the extent that it is, would require a disproportionate amount of time and effort to compile. I am writing to the hon. Member about this.