HC Deb 25 November 1987 vol 123 c214W
39. Mr. Buckley

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his Department's assessment of the main constraints on increases in manufacturing output.

Mr. Butcher

The main constraint on increases in manufacturing output is the ability of United Kingdom manufacturers to produce the goods demanded in the market at the right price. Their growing success in achieving this is shown by the fact that manufacturing is currently growing by 5 per cent, a year.