§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much United Kingdom-controlled manufacturing enterprises have invested in European Economic Community countries each year since 1 January 1973 together with the corresponding investment in United Kingdom manufacturing enterprises based in other European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. ChannonTables 3.3 and 4.3 of Business Monitor MA4 "Overseas Transactions" give the available information which covers United Kingdom net outward direct investment in manufacturing in other EC countries
Table 1 Tonnage of United Kingdom imports of steel industry products Thousand Tonnes 1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983 European Community Belgium-Luxembourg 488 568 395 387 297 Denmark 109 94 87 83 56 France 312 475 325 378 230 West Germany 714 1,107 936 969 764 Greece 18 9 0 6 11 Ireland 7 19 21 31 36 Italy 229 249 204 285 143 Netherlands 463 533 523 453 350 European Community Total 2,340 3,054 2,491 2,592 1,887 Spain 131 129 120 155 116 Sweden 265 184 180 207 155 Poland 63 74 34 60 47 South Africa 118 89 29 99 31 Canada 24 59 12 69 13 United States of America 47 143 68 29 11 Brazil 59 26 1 58 3 Japan 168 288 34 53 47 South Korea 45 65 1 38 20 Other Countries 524 516 345 476 365 Total 3,784 4,627 3,315 3,836 2,695 * January to October. Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise statistics.
Notes: — = Nil.
0 = Less than 500 tonnes.
Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.
506Wand net direct investment by EC countries into United Kingdom manufacturing. Information on outward investment by United Kingdom-controlled manufacturing enterprises is not available.