HC Deb 29 June 1981 vol 7 c247W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of foreign securities bought by British investors in 1979 and in 1980.

Mr. Lawson

Figures for portfolio investment, net of disinvestment, in overseas securities by United Kingdom residents were published in table I of the press notice "United Kingdom Balance of Payments in the first quarter of 1981", issued by the Central Statistical Office on 9 June 1981.