The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Industrial Production – 19 November 1987

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Industrial Production on 19th November 1987.


Mr. John Evans To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the level of industrial production; and how this compares with June 1979.

Mr. Major The index of output of the production industries was 113.8 in September 1987. In June 1979 it stood at 111.1.