HC Deb 27 October 1960 vol 627 c324W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual overseas investment per head of population of the United Kingdom since 1951.

Mr. Barber

The estimated per capita figures of long-term investment abroad* by the United Kingdom are given in the following table:

£ s. £ s. … £ s.
1951 … 4 3 1954 … 5 3 1957 … 6 12
1952 … 3 9 1955 … 4 9 1958 … 6 14
1953 … 4 1 1956 … 5 12 1959 … 6 12
Investment in the United Kingdom by non-residents and inter-Government loan repayment transactions are not here taken into account.
* Includes new lending by Her Majesty's Government.