HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 c218W
23. Mr. Darling

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the net flow of investment in and out of Britain for the last year that is available; and what were the comparable figures 10 years earlier.

40. Ms. Armstrong

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the net flow of investment in and out of Britain for the last year that is available; and what were the comparable figures 10 years earlier.

47. Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the net flow of investment in and out of Britain for the last year that is available; and what were the comparable figures 10 years earlier.

Mr. Atkins

Net direct and portfolio investment in the United Kingdom from abroad in 1988 is provisionally estimated to have been £11.4 billion whilst net direct and portfolio investment abroad was £25.4 billion. The corresponding figures for 1978 were £1.8 billion and £4.6 billion respectively.

65. Mr. Pike

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the level of investment in manufacturing industries in the north-west in actual and constant value terms in 1987 and 1979.

Mr. Atkins

Net capital expenditure in manufacturing industry1 in the north-west is estimated to amount to £971 million in 1979 and £1,204 million in 1987. At constant 1985 prices the figures are £1,510 million and £1,108 million respectively.

1 Divisions 2–4 Standard Industrial Classification, Revised 1980.

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