§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the share of the largest 100 United Kingdom manufacturing companies in (a) gross/net manufacturing value added, (b) total manufacturing employment and (c) total manufacturing assets in 1979 and 1983.
§ Mr. ButcherFigures provided in the following table relate to the manufacturing activity of the top 100 enterprises in the private sector, defined in terms of their employment in manufacturing. No comparable estimates are available for the stock of manufacturing assets, but figures are shown for net capital expenditure incurred in each year. Estimates relating to 1983 are not yet available.
Share of total manufacturing activity accounted for by top 100 private sector enterprises (per cent.) Gross value added Employment Net capital expenditure 1979 37 35 40 1982 38 35 37 Source: annual census of production.
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§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many firms represented the upper half of retail sales in the United Kingdom in 1982.
§ Mr. ButcherIn 1982 the largest 138 individual companies accounted for one half of retail sales in Great Britain.