HC Deb 17 December 1980 vol 996 cc164-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report any figures upon which she based the comparison between British industry and Japanese industry which she made on 4 December, Official Report, columns 641–42.

The Prime Minister

As I said in the House, I was quoting from a paper prepared by the Confederation of British Industry. The paper, entitled "Profitability", was presented by the CBI to the October meeting of the National Economic Development Council. A copy is available in the House of Commons Library.

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