Canada (British Capital Investment)

HC Deb 14 July 1966 vol 731 cc272-3W

Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of British capital invested in Canada during each of the years 1956 to 1965 inclusive.

Mr. MacDermot

Figures prior to 1958 are not available and the 1965 figure is not yet known. Those for 1958–64 inclusive are as follows:

U.K. Capital invested in Canada (net of disinvestment)
					£ million
1958	…	…	…	…	51
1959	…	…	…	…	57
1960	…	…	…	…	34
1961	…	…	…	…	12
1962	…	…	…	…	−9
1963	…	…	…	…	−11
1964	…	…	…	…	−3
(disenvestment −)