§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the net capital stock of manufacturing industry at 1990 replacement cost for each year since 1979. [14240]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
567WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. Alan Milburn, date 4 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the net capital stock of manufacturing industry at 1990 replacement cost for each year since 1979.The figures are shown in the attached table.
Gross capital stock at current prices for the United Kingdom Year Billions of pounds 1979 182.1 1980 183.9 1981 183.1 1982 181.7 1983 180.1 1984 180.2 1985 181.9 1986 182.6 1987 184.0 1988 185.9 1989 189.2 1990 191.3 1991 191.3 1992 190.3 1993 188.9 1994 188.4 1995 188.6