§ Mr. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the aggregate total of foreign investment in the United Kingdom since 1st January 1973, and the comparable figure for 1st January 1971 to 31st December 1972.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI have been asked to reply.
Overseas investment in the United Kingdom public and private sectors—net of disinvestment—between 1st January 1973 and 30th September 1974, the latest date for which information is available, totalled £3,828 million. In the period 1st January 1971 to 31st December 1972 it totalled £2,070 million.