HC Deb 08 March 1983 vol 38 cc338-9W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was (a) the gross amount of capital flow into investment in manufacturing industry overseas from the United Kingdom in each of the years 1979 to 1983 and (b) the gross flow of capital investment into the United Kingdom manufacturing industry from all overseas sources in the same period.

Mr. MacGregor

The available information relates to net flows of direct investment, that is investment less disinvestment, excluding oil and is for 1979 and 1980. It is published in tables 1.4 and 2.4 respectively of Business Monitor MA4, Overseas Transactions 1980, a copy of which is in the Library.