§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide data for each of the last 20 years on non-foreign direct involvement private capital inflows into the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on their quantifiable effect on the balance of payments. [71812]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 16 February 1999]The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Chaytor, dated 22 February 1999:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on non-FDI private capital inflows into the UK.Estimates for non-FDI private capital inflows into the United Kingdom can be derived from the 1998 edition of "United Kingdom Balance of Payments: The Pink Book". The data in the Pink Book are available on the ONS database, which can be accessed by the Library. Capital inflows form part of the Financial Account within the Balance of Payments.