§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth of output per man hour in manufacturing in the United Kingdom in 1979: and what is his estimate of the likely growth of output for the current year.
§ Mr. BiffenOutput per man hour in manufacturing is estimated to have grown by 207 per cent. calendar year 1979 on calendar year 1978. The Treasury estimate of the fall in manufacturing output calendar year 1980 on calendar year 1979 was given by Mr. Cassell in evidence to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee on 2 April 1980. It is of the order of 4½ per cent.