§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will tabulate the investment made by British institutions in manufacturing industry outside the United Kingdom during 1988 together with the comparable amounts of inward investment including for each case the respective geographical areas and manufacturing sectors.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 17 October 1989]: The available information relates to United Kingdom net direct investment overseas in manufacturing industry and overseas net direct investment in United Kingdom manufacturing industry and was published in tables 1.6 and 2.6 of "Business Monitor MA4 1987, Overseas Transactions", a copy of which is in the Library. Comparable information for 1988 should become available next spring. No information is available on overseas portfolio investment by country or by industry.