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 Productivity – 14 July 1988

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


Mr. Patrick Thompson To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the average annual increase in the productivity of the whole United Kingdom economy since 1980.

Mr. Major I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Maidstone (Miss Widdecombe).