HC Deb 09 July 1998 vol 315 c639W
Mr. Redwood

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how much inward investment came to the United Kingdom in(a) the latest quarter for which figures are available and (b) the same quarter in the previous year. [49194]

Mr. Ian McCartney

During the first quarter of 1998 overseas direct investment in the United Kingdom was worth £10.2 billion, compared with £8.9 billion a year earlier.