HC Deb 17 November 1997 vol 301 c54W
Mr. Redwood

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what criteria she used to determine which industries underperformed in the United Kingdom.[16147]

Mrs. Beckett

[holding answer 14 November 1997]I have made no such determination.

Mr. Redwood

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what rate of return on capital she uses to enable her to distinguish between competitive companies and companies in need of improvement.[16144]

Mrs. Beckett

[holding answer 14 November 1997]I do not distinguish between competitive companies and companies in need of improvement on the basis of rate of return on capital.