HC Deb 21 June 1973 vol 858 c209W
Mr. Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what he estimates to be the aggregate size of assets held by British companies in each of the EEC countries.

Sir G. Howe

The book values of British direct investments in other EEC countries—other than in oil, banking and insurance—have been as follows:

Investment in End-1968 End-1971*
£million £million
Belgium and Luxembourg 112 171
France 181 252
Holland 97 167
Italy 60 89
West Germany 179 328
Denmark 27 33
Irish Republic 119 163
* Provisional estimates.

Mr. Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what he estimates to be the aggregate size of assets held by each one of the EEC countries based in Great Britain.

Sir G. Howe

The book values of direct investments in the United Kingdom by other EEC countries—other than in oil. banking and insurance—have been as follows:

Investment by End-1968 End-1971*
£ million £ million
Belgium and Luxembourg 15 39
France 51 54
Holland 168 222
Italy 18 16
West Germany 27 53
Denmark 13 14
Irish Republic 1 6
* Provisional estimates