HC Deb 21 November 1969 vol 791 cc398-9W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, for each of the last 10 years, the total of private British investment overseas, the amount of private British investment which was invested in the less developed countries, and the total of Government aid to the same countries, respectively.

Mr. William Rodgers

estimates of total United Kingdom private investment overseas are published in Table 22 of the 1969 Balance of Payments "Pink Book". The available estimates of United Kingdom private investment in developing countries are shown below. Further detail for the years 1962 to 1968, and particulars of aid, are given in Annex 2 of the "Pink Book"; for earlier years financial year data on Government aid only are published in Table 290 of the Annual Abstract of Statistics.

UNITED KINGDOM PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES*
£
1960 149
1961 132
1962 75
1963 73
1964 99
1965 157
1966 95
1967 75
1968 79
⋆Net of disinvestment.