HC Deb 19 October 1989 vol 158 cc204-5W
137. Mr. Clelland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which countries have overtaken the United Kingdom in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's list of the leading industrial economies in the last three years.

169. Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which countries have overtaken the United Kingdom in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's list of the leading industrial economies in the last three years.

174. Mr. Clay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which countries have overtaken the United Kingdom in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's list of the leading economies in the last three years.

Mr. Ryder

I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Cohen) on 27 July 1989 at column1125.

151. Mr. Fraser

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the United Kingdom's position in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranking of the largest industrial economies in december 1988 and in June 1989.

152. Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the United Kingdom's position in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranking of the largest industrial economies in December 1988 and in June 1989.

175. Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the United Kingdom's position in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranking of the largest industrial economies in December 1988 and in June 1989.

176. Mr. Galloway

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the United Kingdom's position in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ranking of the largest industrial economies in December 1988 and in June 1989.

Mr. Ryder

From June 1989 the United Kingdom is sixth in the OECD's ranking of the leading industrial economies after Italy. The OECD ordering is based on GDP in an earlier year converted at market exchange rates. On the basis of a GDP comparison using OECD estimates of purchasing power parities, the United Kingdom would come before Italy in both 1987 and 1988.