Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 1992. It was answered by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Monday, 22 June 1992 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What information DOE has concerning the value of building material sales in each region of the United Kingdom, and in the country as a whole, in the latest quarter for which figures are available; what was the comparable figure for the same quarter in the previous years; and what the percentage change is in each region over the period in question. - Inc refs to tables 5,6 10 & 12 of DOE Monthly Bulletin of Building Materials & Components & CSO Business Monitor series (copies in Library).

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