HC Deb 18 July 1986 vol 101 cc643-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1956 the increase in the national debt and in the cost of servicing it, together with the ratio of the national debt to gross domestic product at the end of each year;

(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1956 the net increase in the floating debt in terms of sterling and as a percentage to one place of decimal of gross domestic product showing separately the value of money market instruments held by the Bank of England;

(3) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the expansion of domestic credit (DCE) each year since 1970, in the current year to date and in terms of sterling and as a percentage of sterling M3 at the beginning of the year and also for each period the percentage increase in sterling M3 and in the gross domestic product deflator;

(4) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1956 imports of United Kingdom finished manufactures as a percentage of gross domestic product to one place of decimals;

(5) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1970 and in the current year to date the difference in the percentage increase in earnings and, respectively, the increase in retail prices and the gross domestic product deflator, to one place of decimals;

(6) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1956 and in the current year to date the increase in wholesale prices of manufactures as a percentage of the increase in unit value of (a) imports and (b) exports of finished manufactures;

(7) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1977 and in the current year to date the velocity of circulation for narrow and broad money, respectively, together with the percentage change to one place of decimals;

(8) whether he will publish in the Official Report the annual increases in output per head, wages and salaries per unit of output in manufacturing, rate of unemployment and increase in retail prices since 1981.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the information on the increase in the real money supply in certain countries given in the written reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby dated 5 March 1985, Official Report, columns 450–2; and if he will include comparable figures for 1964 to 1973.

Mr. Ian Stewart

[pursuant to his reply, 14 July 1986, c. 434]: No. The Official Report is not a statistical abstract.

Available information cart be found in the following publications:

  • International Financial Statistics.
  • Annual Consolidated Funds and National Loans Fund
  • Accounts since 1968–69; Supplementary Statements.
  • Finance Accounts of the UK pre 1968–69.
  • Central Statistical Office databank
  • Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin June 1983 (page 172)
  • Banl of England Quarterly Bulletin June 1986 (table 11.1)
  • Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1982 (page 148)
  • Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1986 (pages 4, 146 and 147)
  • Economic Trends May 1986 (page 6)
  • Financial Statistics (tables 6.1 and 11.5)
  • UK National Accounts 1985 (pages 2 and 3)
  • Economic Trends July 1986
  • Employment Gazette (table 5.1)
  • Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1986 (pages 4 and 110)
  • Monthly Digest of Statistics (table 18.3)
  • Gross Domestic Product—Press Notice Q1 1986
  • Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics May 1986
  • Monthly Digest of Statistics May 1986 (table 15.9)
  • Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1983 (page 114)
  • Economic Trends May 1986 (page 42)
  • Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1986 (page 114)
  • Economic Progress Report May-June 1986
  • Financial Statistics (table 11.2)
  • Economic Trends April 1986 (pages 34, 36, 40 and 42).