§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for manufacturers, less food, drink and tobacco, the percentage and value increase between 1984 and 1989 in purchases of (i) imported and (ii) home-produced manufactures less food, drink and tobacco, together with the value of sales including income from employment and gross profit etc. as separate items.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThis information is not available. No estimates yet exist of purchases by manufacturers in 1989.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish in theOfficial Report for the input-output tables for the years 1979, 1984 and 1989, a table showing for manufacturing industry less food drink and tobacco the value of purchases of (i) imports and (ii) home-produced manufactured goods less food and drink and tobacco, together with the value of sales and the contribution made by employment and gross profits etc.;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report, input tables for the United Kingdom for 1984, 1986 and 1989, which exclude food, drink and tobacco from manufacturing on both sides of the account and, if required, a reconciliation with the trade figures; and if he will addk for manufactures so defined the total input showing income from employment and gross profit etc.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe information requested is available for 1984 only, within cost limits. The table for 1984 following the classifications and definitions used in table 2.6 of the "United Kingdom National Accounts" (the CSO Blue Book), 1988, has been placed in the House of Commons Library.