HC Deb 26 November 1962 vol 668 cc17-8W
Mr. G. Elfed Davies

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount of capital invested by British industrialists in Common Market coun tries in the years 1960, 1961, and to the latest convenient date in 1962.

Mr. Erroll

Figures of direct investment (other than in oil and insurance) by United Kingdom companies in the countries of the European Economic Community during 1960 and 1961 are given below. Information is not yet available for 1962.

£ million
— 1960 1961
West Germany … 5.2 9.7
Netherlands … 2.1 1.9
Belgium and Luxembourg … 4.6 1.6
France … 5.1 9.5
Italy … 4.0 2.5
20.9 25.3