HC Deb 28 January 1987 vol 109 c299W
64. Mr. Thurnham

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about current profits from overseas investments.

Mr. MacGregor

United Kingdom residents received gross earnings (net of tax) of £6.7 billion from direct investment in subsidiaries and branches abroad, and £6.3 billion from portfolio investment in overseas securities, in the year ending September 1986.