HC Deb 27 July 1989 vol 157 c851W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the inflow of foreign funds in 1988 to finance the purchase of(a) British companies and (b) other assets; and if he will provide an estimate for this year to date;

(2) what effect the inflow of foreign funds is having on asset prices and on the rate of inflation.

Mr. Norman Lamont

I shall answer when resources permit.