§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has of the total cost to public funds on an absolute and per-employee basis of support for manufacturing industry and on both national and regional levels in the five most recently available years in(a) France, (b) West Germany, (c) Italy, (d) Denmark and (e) the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information is as follows:
Aid to manufacturing (excluding shipbuilding and steel) in national currency at constant 1986 prices (millions) 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 France 40,655 40,793 41,481 38,794 36,173 West Germany 15,254 14,449 14,949 15,836 15,601 Italy1 2 26,360 33,994 30,760 29,263 34,851 Denmark 2,182 1,975 1,495 1,762 1,107 United Kingdom 2,867 1,940 2,185 1,975 1,906
Aid in manufacturing (excluding shipbuilding and steel) as ECU per employee in manufacturing—average 1981–86 Millions France 1,223 West Germany 940 Italy1 5,951 Denmark 609 United Kingdom 757 Source: European Commission. 1 Italian figures are to be revised downwards. 2 In billion Lira.