§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list in the Official Report the proportion of all capital investment in the United Kingdom made in manufacturing industry for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. ChannonThe required information is given in the following table:
Investment in UK manufacturing industry* as a proportion of total gross domestic capital formation Year Per cent. 1980 18 1981 15 1982 14 1983 13 1984 14 * Divisions 2–4, Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980) including assets leased to manufacturers from the financial industries. source: United Kingdom National Accounts(The CSO Blue Book).