§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can give any estimate of the present amount of British capital invested in Danish securities?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleNo official estimate is available, but I am informed that Sir Robert Kindersley estimates British long-term investments in Denmark in 1936 at approximately £11 million nominal capital, divided as follows:
Capital. Income. £000 £000 Government and Municipal 3,850 160 Quoted Commercial Investments 3,930 260 Other Investments 3,220 190 £11,000 £610 In addition to the above, British investments in Iceland in quoted securities are estimated at £1,240,000, from which an income of £60,000 was obtained in 1936.