§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest available annual figures are for the effect on the United Kingdom balance of payments of, respectively, exports to third parties, intra-company exports, new inward investment and retained earnings; and on the negative side of, respectively, imports from third parties, intra-company royalties and service payments, and earnings on inward investment; and what estimate he makes for each of these items if there were no inward investment.
§ Mr. NottThe latest published figures are as follows: for separate figures for intra-company and other exports of goods, see "Trade and Industry" (T&I) 13th April 1972 (a similar split of imports is not available). For total inward investment, other than non-oil direct investment, see "Economic Trends" March 1973. For inward non-oil direct investment (retained earnings, other investment and remitted earnings), see T&I 30th March 1973. For intra-company royalties, see T&I 12th April 1973. For intra-company service payments, see the Pink Book "UK Balance of Payments 1972".
The last part of the Question concerns a hypothetical and extremely unlikely situation.