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 Investment and Consumption – 23 February 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Investment and Consumption on 23rd February 1989.


Mr. Redwood To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth of (a) total investment and (b) total consumption in 1988.

Mrs. Gorman To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth of (a) total investment and (b) total consumption in 1988.

Mr. Carrington To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth of (a) total investment and (b) total consumption in 1988.

Mr. Wood To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the growth of (a) total investment and (b) total consumption in 1988.

Mr. Major Figures for total investment and total consumption for the whole of 1988 are not yet available. In the first three quarters of 1988 total investment and total consumption were 9.1 per cent. and 5 per cent. higher respectively than in the same period a year earlier.