There has been a 16-fold growth in British investment in India in the last three years, British deputy high commissioner for western region Michael C Bates said yesterday. Bates, who was here with a team from the commercial section of the high commission, told reporters that at present, British investment in India was about Rs 18,000 crore. He said there was potential for British investment in India, especially in sectors like infrastructure and transport and food processing, education and training, environmental engineering, and mining.