HC Deb 14 May 1986 vol 97 cc477-8W
54. Mr. Sayeed

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of United States direct investment into the European Community is located in Britain.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The latest figures available from the United States Department of Commerce show that in 1984 the United Kingdom had a 36 per cent. share of accumulated United States foreign direct investment into the European Community, excluding oil. Including oil, this figure rises to 41 per cent., equivalent to over $32.1 billion of investment.

These figures and other reporting on the United Kingdom's significant success in attracting inward investment are published in the Invest in Britain Bureau's annual report for 1985. A copy of the report is available in the House of Commons Library.