§ 35. Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment by what percentage orders for new private industrial building declined in 1975 compared with 1974; and what further decline he anticipates in 1976 compared with 1975.
§ Mr. FreesonOrders for new construction work in the private industrial sector in the first 10 months of 1975 were 33 per cent. lower than in the corresponding period in 1974. I expect some recovery in the level of orders this year.