§ Mr. David Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish 365W quarterly estimates of the net acquisition of assets of the company sector, distinguishing between oil companies, industrial companies and financing enterprises for the last three years.
NET ACQUISITION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS £ million Industrial and Commercial Companies seasonally adjusted Financial Companies seasonally adjusted 1974— 1st quarter … … -1,106 -871 -682 -89 2nd quarter … … -824 -1,150 -13 -185 3rd quarter … … -1,070 -786 -28 -250 4th quarter … … -187 -380 -3 -176 1975— 1st quarter … … -95 -100 -835 -130 2nd quarter … … -80 -127 -14 -199 3rd quarter … … -351 -129 -103 -365 4th quarter … … -206 -36 -14 -272 1976— 1st quarter … … -567 -101 -1,172 -215 2nd quarter … … -33 -35 -38 -231 3rd quarter … … -877 -401 -14 -423 4th quarter … … -315 -323 -184 -143 Separate figures in respect of the net acquisition of financial assets of oil companies are not available.