HC Deb 29 November 1949 vol 470 c948
49. Air-Commodore Harvey

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much United States capital has been invested in British industry during the current year.

Sir S. Cripps

I regret that this information is not available.

Air-Commodore Harvey

Would the Chancellor of the Exchequer say what the trend has been in such investments since devaluation?

Sir S. Cripps

I am afraid I cannot, because those figures are not collected separately.

Sir W. Smithers

Is it at all surprising that Americans are not investing? If I were an American I would not have a single dollar in this country, with this Government in power, because it would be a bad risk.