§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the current total value of (a) all United Kingdom corporate investments in the United States and (b) all United Kingdom total investments in the United States.
§ Mr. Ian StewartI regret that full information on investment by the United Kingdom in individual countries overseas, in this case the United States, is not available from United Kingdom sources. The latest information relating to the United States is published in "Business Monitor MA4 1981 Supplement" which shows the book value of total net direct investment by United Kingdom companies in their affiliates in the United States as £14.6 billion at end-1981.