§ Mr. Spearingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in the Official Report a table showing investments made by United Kingdom sources in 1977 in each continent of the world, and in broad categories of activity respectively; and if he will give an estimate of the proportion of the total originating from pension or similar funds.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonEstimates of direct investment overseas by country or region, and by industrial activity, by United Kingdom companies, excluding oil companies, are published in Business Monitor M4 for years up to and including 1975. Figures for 1976 and 1977 are not yet available. Figures for other investment in EEC for 1973 to 1976 are published in "United Kingdom Balance of Payments 1966–76"—the Pink Book. Figures for other regions are not available. Estimates of overseas investment by pension funds are published quarterly in Business Monitor M5.