§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what is the latest estimate of British private investment in each country which currently receives official United Kingdom aid;
(2) what is the net inflow or outflow on capital account from British private investment in each country which currently receives official United Kingdom aid.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe latest published information about individual countries receiving United Kingdom official aid is given in Table 12 of British Aid Statistics, 1968–1972. The latest available information on the book value of United 5W Kingdom direct investment in these countries, excluding oil, banking and insurance, relates to the end of 1971 and is given in Table 35 of the Business Monitor M4, Overseas Transactions, published in July 1974. The latest available information on the net flow of United Kingdom direct investment to these countries, excluding oil, relates to 1972, and is given in Table 17 of the same Business Monitor. Both these publications are in the Library.