§ 39. Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will institute within his Department comparative studies of the effects of the current recession in output in the main industrial nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development standard classification.
§ Mr. WakehamThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development regularly publishes a wide range of statistics relating to industrial activity, trade and the general economic situation, and also publishes a twice-yearly "Economic Outlook" assessing the recent performance and prospects of the economies of member countries. In view of this work I do not see the need for further studies within the Department.