§ Mr. DykesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the lastest available index figures for real output in manufacturing industry together with figures for the time period or periods since 1973 for the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany.
§ Mr. MellorThe latest available information of manufacturing output at 1985 prices, seasonally adjusted is as follows:
United Kingdom France Italy Germany 1973 110.5 93.7 85.5 87.9 1991 Q2 112.6 110.9 114.2 124.3 July 113.4 not available August 112.2
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing manufacturing output less food, drink, tobacco, paper, printing and publishing in 1973, 1979, 1989 and the second quarter of 1991.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested on manufacturing output less food, drink, tobacco, paper, printing and publishing cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a table showing for each year since 1970 imports and exports of semi-finished and finished manufactures, less erratics, at 1990 prices.
§ Mr. MellorInformation from which trade in semi-manufactures and finished manufactures less erratics at 1990 prices may be derived is available on the Central Statistical Office database which may be accessed through the Library of the House.