§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish the latest figures for capital investment on both a per capita basis and as a percentage of gross national product; and what comparable figures he has for capital investment relating to the other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe latest figures for the United Kingdom show that gross domestic fixed capital formation amounted to around £1,130 per head of the population in 1986. This is equivalent to 17 per cent. of GDP.
Comparisons for OECD countries are readily available only for 1985. The table summarises:
Quarter ending Number of applications September 1982 28 December 1982 18 March 1983 17 June 1983 24 September 1983 12 December 1983 12 March 1984 18 June 1984 19 September 1984 21 December 1984 14 March 1985 4 June 1985 4 September 1985 1 December 1985 4 March 1986 4 June 1986 2 September 1986 0 December 1986 1 March 1987 3 June 1987 5 September 1987 3 December 1987 7