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 Manufacturing Output – 11 February 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Output on 11th February 1988.


Mr. Curry To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the underlying rate of growth of manufacturing output.

Mr. Brandon-Bravo To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the underlying rate of growth of manufacturing output.

Mr. Gerald Howarth To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the underlying rate of growth of manufacturing output.

Mr. Major In the three months ending last November output was 6 per cent. higher than a year earlier.