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 Profitability – 14 July 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Profitability on 14th July 1988.


Mr. Jack To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the rise in manufacturing profitability in 1987.

Mr. Page To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the rise in manufacturing profitability in 1987.

Mr. Major I refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mr. Hunter).