HC Deb 13 November 1969 vol 791 cc146-7W
Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish quarterly figures in Economic Trends showing the amount of Eurodollar borrowing that is at the moment included under the heading Monetary Movements;

(2) whether he will publish the amount of overseas investment that was financed by Euro-dollar borrowing in the first half of 1969.

Mr. Taverne

The balance of payments statistics regularly include figures of external borrowing and lending of United Kingdom banks in U.S. dollars and other non-sterling currencies, and estimates of overseas investment financed through Euro-dollar borrowing by investors from United Kingdom banks (e.g. Economic Trends, September 1969, page XVI and Appendix Tables 9 and 10).

Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an estimate of the amount of overseas investment in 1969 that will be financed by Euro-dollar borrowing.

Mr. Taverne

The amount in the first half of the year is provisionally estimated at £50 million and will probably be rather lower in the second half.