§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the level of manufacturing investment in the north-east for each of the last 10 years, giving 1979 as 100.
§ Mr. AtkinsNo regional breakdown of manufacturing investment for 1988 is yet available. The required information for the period 1979 to 1987 is shown in the following table:
Manufacturing investment1 in the North-East2, at, constant prices, as a percentage of 1979 level North-East 1979 100 1980 66 1981 42 1982 41 1983 41 1984 47 1985 59 1986 50 1987 53 1 Excluding expenditure on assets leased from the financial industries. 2 The North-East is not a standard region of the United Kingdom but can be defined as the North less Cumbria. It comprises Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. Source: Annual census of production.