§ Mr. ByersTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 24 February,Official Report, columns 59–60, on overseas investment, if he will list for each percentage the value of outward direct investment at 1995 prices. [20047]
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 13 March 1997]: The value of UK direct investment to the European Union, the United States and the rest of the world, in current prices, is given in the table. Information in constant prices is not available.
UK foreign direct investment overseas £ million, current prices EU15 USA Rest of the world Total 1984 -279 2,767 3,326 5,814 1985 2,492 3,230 2,903 8,625 1986 2,238 7,559 2,001 11,798 1987 2,240 12,591 4,328 19,159 1988 5,358 10,472 5,086 20,916 1989 5,940 11,676 3,875 21,491 1990 5,103 47 4,958 10,108 1991 3,916 2,235 3,153 9,304 1992 4,621 1,321 4,165 10,107 1993 6,146 7,476 3,237 16,859 1994 8,274 4,905 6,161 19,340 1995 9,613 10,364 6,047 26,024 Source:
Business Monitor MA4, Overseas Transactions, ONS.
Notes:
1. Negative investment flows indicate net disinvestment overseas.
Such disinvestment occurred in the Netherlands in 1984.