Mergers and Takeovers

HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 c219W

25. Mr. Clelland

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the most recent annual figure for spending on mergers and takeovers.

68. Mr. Boyes

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the most recent annual figure for spending on mergers and takeovers.

76. Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the most recent annual figure for spending on mergers and takeovers.

Mr. Maude

Expenditure in 1988 on acquisitions and mergers within the United Kingdom by industrial and commercial companies is estimated to be about £22 billion. Expenditure in 1988 on acquisitions overseas by United Kingdom companies is estimated to be about £17 billion.