§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the value of total United Kingdom corporate investment in Latin America in(a) 1980 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available; and in which five Latin American countries most investment was held, in each year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe only available information on United Kingdom corporate investment overseas in particular countries relates to foreign direct investment. Figures giving the book value of direct investment overseas are compiled and published trienally inBusiness Monitor MO4 (Census of Overseas Assets). The latest data, for end-1984, and figures for earlier years are shown in table 2 of that publication. Figures prior to 1984 excluded the direct investment by oil companies. The five Latin American countries in which most United Kingdom foreign direct investment was held at end 1984 were:
Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia