HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 c293W
Mr. Stevens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for the growth of productivity in the United Kingdom economy as a whole; and how these compare with the position in other major industrialised countries.

40. Mr. Knowles

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for growth of productivity in the United Kingdom economy as a whole; and what are the comparable figures in other major industrialised countries.

71. Mr. Ward

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for the growth of productivity in the United Kingdom economy as a whole; and what is the comparable figure in other major industrialized countries.

Mr. Brooke

Over the year to the second quarter of 1987, total output per employee rose by 2¾ per cent, in the United Kingdom. This is substantially faster than in the United States, Japan or Germany.

37. Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on how the rate of economic growth in the United Kingdom compares with that of other major industrialised countries.

72. Mr. Riddick

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on how the rate of economic growth in the United Kingdom compares with that of other major industrialised countries.

Mr. Lilley

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that my hon. Friend the Paymaster General gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member of Batley and Spen (Mrs. Peacock).

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