HC Deb 12 December 2002 vol 396 cc468-9W
30. Mr. Tyler

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in investment by business in 2002. [85279]

John Healey

Business investment in 2002 has shown further faltering across the world's major economies, reflecting weaker global prospects and heightened uncertainty. A full assessment is given in Annex A of the pre-Budget Report (Cm 5664).