The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Tag: Productivity

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity – 4 May 1989

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity on 4th May 1989.

    Mr. Hind To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual average increase in productivity for the whole economy since 1980.

    Mr. Lilley Whole economy productivity has increased, on average, by 2.5 per cent. a year since 1980, faster than any other major industrialised country apart from Japan.

    Mr. Burns To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual average increase in productivity for the whole economy since 1980.

    Mr. Major I refer my hon. Friend to the reply my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Lancashire, West (Mr. Hind).

    Mr. Allen Stewart To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual average increase in productivity for the whole economy since 1980.

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

    Mr. David Davis To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual average increase in productivity for the whole economy since 1980.

    Mr. Major I refer my hon. Friends to the reply my hon. Friend the Economic Secretary gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Lancashire, West (Mr. Hind).

    Mr. Anthony Coombs To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for the growth of manufacturing productivity in the economy.

    Mr. Major I refer my hon. Friend to the reply my right hon. Friend the Paymaster General gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Mr. Wardle).

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity – 6 April 1989

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity on 6th April 1989.

    Mr. Wood To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in British manufacturing productivity since 1979.

    Mr. William Powell To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in British manufacturing productivity since 1979.

    Dr. Twinn To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in British manufacturing productivity since 1979.

    Mr. Stevens To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage increase in British manufacturing productivity since 1979.

    Mr. Major Output per head in United Kingdom manufacturing industry in the three months up to January 1989 was 48.8 per cent. higher than its average level in 1979, an average annual growth rate of 4.3 per cent.252W

    Mr. John Marshall To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the trends in productivity in British industry.

    Mr. Major Output per head in the manufacturing sector in the three months up to January 1989 was 55 per cent. higher than its average level in 1980. This is equivalent to an annual average growth rate of 5.3 per cent. significantly higher than the 1.6 per cent. growth achieved in the 1970s and 3 per cent. a year in the 1960s. Since 1980, United Kingdom manufacturing productivity growth has been higher than in any other major industrialised country.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity – 11 July 1988

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Productivity on 11th July 1988.

    Mr. Anthony Coombs 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 Since 1980 output per head in the whole economy has grown at an average rate of 2.75 per cent. per year, about the same as Japan and faster than any other major industrialised country.