HC Deb 26 April 1971 vol 816 c31W
75. Mr. Shore

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his latest estimates of the annual cost to Great Britain of adopting the regulations of the European Economic Community in respect of direct investment and portfolio investment.

Mr. Higgins

Meaningful quantitative estimates cannot be made because of the number of variables involved. I would expect some net outflow in respect of both direct and portfolio investment, but there will be movements in both directions and a probability of considerable fluctuations from one year to another.