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 Industrial Production – 27 October 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Industrial Production on 27th October 1988.


Mr. Hind To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest figures for the growth of industrial production in the British economy.

Dr. Twinn To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest figures for the growth of industrial production in the British economy.

Mr. Major Output of the production industries grew by 4.3 per cent. in the three months up to August compared with the same period a year earlier.