HC Deb 11 February 1988 vol 127 c330W
3. Mr. Yeo

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the level of profitability in British companies.

Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the level of profitability in British companies.

Mr. Brooke

The profitability of non-oil industrial and commercial companies has increased in each of the past six years: the best performance for a generation.