§ Mrs. Millie Millerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the value of investments held by British individuals, companies and institutions in manufacturning industries and othe commercial enterprises in (a) Japan and (b) Taiwan; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information available relates to the book value of direct investment, excluding oil, banking and insurance in Japan at the end of 1971. An industry breakdown of this investment is given in Table 37 of Business Monitor M4 Part II, Overseas Transactions 1972, a copy of which is in the Library. Figures for subsequent net flows of investment in 1972, 1973 and 1974 were published in Table 19 of the corresponding Business Monitors for 1972, 1973 and 1974, copies of which are in the Library.400W No such information is available for Taiwan. Total investment includes also portfolio, oil and miscellaneous investment but no analysis by country is available for these forms of investment.