§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain to what extent British companies, industries and property are owned and controlled by foreign persons and organisations; and whether he will publish the results of such investigations.
§ Mr. CryerNo. Some information on foreign-owned companies in the manufacturing sector, including output and employment, is published regularly in the Annual Census of Production. The most502W recent figures available are those for 1971 published in Business Monitor PA 1002. Figures for 1973 will be available shortly. Details of the book value of direct inward investment (excluding oil, banking and insurance) are contained in the Business Monitor M4. The latest census figures are for 1974, although estimates for 1976 are published in the monitor UK Balance of Payments 1966–1976.