§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the level of expenditure in standard 1985 prices on mergers and company acquisitions in the United Kingdom since 1978, distinguishing where possible between expenditure by British and non-British companies.
§ Mr. MaudeThe information that is available is published in "Business Monitor" MQ7 "Acquisitions and mergers by industrial and commercial companies", together with articles on acquisitions within the United Kingdom and cross-border acquisitions published in "British Business" magazine on 11 November and 9 December respectively. These publications are available in the Library. The published statistics are at current prices: no appropriate price deflator is available to provide estimates at constant 1985 prices.