§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of dividends repatriated by Japanese companies operating in the United Kingdom to Japan in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. NelsonI have been asked to reply.
The value of dividends remitted to Japan by Japanese companies operating in the United Kingdom is given in the table for the latest 10 years for which information is available.
Dividends remitted by Japanese companies operating in the United Kingdom Year £ million 1980 3.2 1981 3.5 1982 3.1 1983 7.5 1984 6.1 1985 6.3 1986 10.0 1987 22.9 1988 30.1 1989 23.2 1990 45.8 Source: CSO Business Monitor series MA4 Overseas Transactions