§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what has been the total amount of investment in United Kingdom manufacturing industry, excluding oil exploration and development, by Japanese firms in each of the past 20 years; and if he has any information about the proportion of these sums which was raised in the United Kingdom or which came from Japan;
(2) what has been the total amount of investment in United Kingdom manufacturing industry, excluding oil exploration and development, by United States-owned firms in each of the past 20 years; and if he has any information on the proportion of this sum which was raised in the United Kingdom or which originated in the United Kingdom or which originated in the United States of America.
§ Mr. MacGregorGross domestic fixed capital formation by United Kingdom manufacturing enterprises which are controlled by United States and Japanese firms is available form the censuses of production for the following years:
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£ million: current prices Gross domestic fixed capital formation by united states controlled manufacturing enterprises by Japanese controlled manufacturing enterprises 1963 105.3 n/a 1968 146.4 n/a
Gross domestic fixed capital formation by united states controlled manufacturing enterprises by Japanese controlled manufacturing enterprises 1971* 285.9 n/a 1973 265.2 n/a 1975 386.3 n/a 1977 608.8 2.2 1979 1,037.8 3.7 * Figures for 1971 include mining and quarrying. No information is available about how much was raised in the United Kingdom or came from overseas.