§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the level of investment in 1985 prices in(a) new plant and equipment, and (b) new buildings for the manufacturing, construction, distribution and financial industries in each year since 1978, distinguishing between leased assets and purchased assets.
§ Mr. MaudeThe required information is given in the following tables:
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Direct Expenditure Leased Assets2 Year New building work Plant and machinery Vehicles New building work Plant and machinery Vehicles 1982 714 5,063 560 51 989 194 1983 635 5,237 592 20 866 192 1984 929 6,232 649 27 916 168 1985 1,110 7,020 596 56 1,257 221 1986 1,007 6,910 562 88 824 186 1987 1,213 7,289 585 22 776 165 1 Divisions 2, 3 and 4 of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980). 2 Assets leased from owners in the financial industries. 3 Negligible.
Investment in the construction, distribution and financial industries 1 (excluding assets leased to manufacturers) £ million at 1985 prices Year New building work Plant and machinery Vehicles 1978 2,995 3,304 2,684 1979 3,333 3,970 3,229 1980 3,309 4,272 2,436 1981 3,292 4,360 2,335 1982 3,626 4,811 2,518 1983 3,739 5,213 2,259 1984 3,985 6,367 2,784 1985 4,084 7,332 3,382 1986 4,429 7,701 2,991 1987 5,106 9,091 3,357 1 Divisions 5, 6 and 8 of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980).