asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the figures for industrial production for each quarter since 1970; and in which previous three year period the rate of growth has been smaller than during the past three years.

The all-industries index of industrial production since 1970 is as follows:the period up to the end of 1980 at 1976 prices. During the early 1980s the combined yield is expected to rise to about £3½ billion per annum at 1976 prices.