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 Output – 27 October 1988

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


Mr. Robert G. Hughes To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing output during the first half of 1988.

Mr. Andrew MacKay To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing output during the first half of 1988.

Mr. Allan Stewart To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing output during the first half of 1988.

Mr. Mills To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing output during the first half of 1988.

Mr. Major Manufacturing output grew by 6.9 per cent. in the three months up to August compared with the same period a year earlier.