HC Deb 20 July 1977 vol 935 cc548-9W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list any unilateral actions taken by any member of the EEC since 1st January 1973 in areas for which his Department is responsible for negotiating on behalf of the United Kingdom, following inability of all EEC members to agree on common action.

Mr. Dell

My Department maintains no systematic record of unilateral actions taken by member States in the absence of Community agreement.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what is the total of private British investment in Common Market countries to date; and if he will list the amounts for each country individually;

(2) what is the total of private British investment in the United States of America to date.

Mr. Meacher

The information available relates to the book value at the end of 1974 of United Kingdom direct investment overseas, excluding oil, banking and insurance, and is as follows:

Book value of UK direct investment overseas (excluding oil, banking and insurance)
£ million; end 1974
EEC … 2,197
of which:
Belgium and Luxembourg … 290
Denmark … 72
France … 460
German Federal Republic … 627
Irish Republic … 312
Italy … 199
Netherlands … 237
United States of America … 1,273

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