To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the growth in gross domestic product of European Community countries during the 1980s.

Since 1980 of the EC countries has grown at an average annual rate of 2·2 per cent. Over the same period United Kingdom gross domestic product growth averaged 2·7 per cent. a year.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the rates of growth of the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom, France, Italy and West Germany in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's, respectively.

Data for the gross domestic product of France, Italy and West Germany are published by the OECD in "National Accounts 1960–88" and in "Main Economic Indicators". Data for United Kingdom gross domestic product are published in the CSO "Blue Book".