§ Mr. GregoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total domestic fixed capital expenditure in the Yorkshire and Humberside region for 1979, 1983, 1987 and the most recent year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RyderI have been asked to reply.
Figures representing the total investment in Yorkshire and Humberside are not available. Estimates are made, however, of gross domestic fixed capital formation by general government and by selected industries. These estimates represent the expenditure on fixed assets, that is, on replacement or addition to the stock of fixed assets and so exclude expenditure on maintenance and repairs. Figures for Government expenditure are £346 million in 1979, £465 million in 1983 and £606 million in 1987. Figures for industry expenditure in these three years are respectively £1,981 million, £2,385 million and £3,288 million (1987 is the latest year for which estimates have been made). The industries covered are agriculture, forestry, fishing, energy, water supply, manufacturing, transport and communications excluding air and sea transport and dwellings. Estimates are not available for the service industries. There is some overlap between the general government and industry figures since they both cover dwellings.