§ Mr. SCURRasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give an estimate as to the amount of British capital invested abroad during each of the past five years and for the first six months of this year, distinguishing between amounts invested in the British Empire, including mandated territories, and foreign countries, and between Government securities and industrial undertakings?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAccording to statements published by the Midland Bank, Limited, the issues of new capital publicly announced in Great Britain during the periods specified included the following amounts offered for overseas investment: