§ 31. Mr. Strangasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the volume of investment in manufacturing industry in the last financial year; and how this compares with the level in 1978–79.
§ Mr. Peter ReesManufacturing investment rose by 13 per cent. in 1984 with a further substantial increase expected in 1985. The total of £6.1 billion in 1984, the last full year for which data are available, remains below the 1978–79 level.