HC Deb 13 March 1923 vol 161 c1244
9. Mr. NEWBOLD

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for the publication by his Department, either monthly or quarterly, of statistics showing the investment of British capital in the industrial and commercial undertakings and Government and municipal loans of Germany, Austria, and the other succession States, as well as in Poland and the Baltic States, such statistics to show not only the total so placed but the amount for each industry and type of private or public undertaking?

Viscount WOLMER

I am not in possession of the data necessary for the preparation of the very complicated statistics for which the hon. Member asks.

Mr. NEWBOLD

Would it not he possible that the data should be obtained, seeing that it is so necessary?

Viscount WOLMER

Only at enormous expense.

Mr. NEWBOLD

Could you not cut it out of something else?

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