DONALD Trump has warned he will withdraw £700 million of investment in his Scottish interests if he there are any restrictions in him being able to travel to Britain.
The Trump Organisation has spoken out after it emerged MPs are to debate calls for the controversial US presidential candidate to be banned from the UK following his controversial comments about Muslims, after more than half a million people signed a petition.
The government signalled last month that it would not refuse Trump entry after he was widely criticised for saying that Muslims should be banned from entering the US.
However, the call for the sanction to be imposed on the businessman will now at least have a hearing in parliament after the House of Commons petitions committee announced on Tuesday that it was scheduling a session in Westminster Hall on January 18.
Mr Trump had his GlobalScot ambassador status revoked by the Scottish Government last month following his comments about Muslims.
The Trump Organisation said it had plans to invest a total of £700 million in the development of the Trump Turnberry resort, in South Ayrshire and the Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen.
Trump Organisation said: "Any action to restrict travel would force The Trump Organisation to immediately end these and all future investments we are currently contemplating in the United Kingdom.
"Westminster would create a dangerous precedent and send a terrible message to the world that the United Kingdom opposes free speech and has no interest in attracting inward investment.
"This would also alienate the many millions of United States citizens who wholeheartedly support Mr Trump and have made him the forerunner by far in the 2016 presidential election.
"Many people now agree with Mr Trump that there is a serious problem that must be resolved. This can only be achieved if we are willing to discuss these tough issues openly and honestly."
More than 560,000 people have signed the petition calling for the US billionaire tycoon to be barred..
Politicians are also expected to discuss a separate petition opposing a ban, even though it only gained about 40,000 signatures – below the 100,000 threshold for triggering a debate.
Trump, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination faced an international criticism in December after urging a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on”.
The Trump Organisation said that investments at risk include a £200m project at Trump Turnberry resort.
Trump Organisation said: "Our work there has been widely supported by the local community and created hundreds of jobs for the region.
"Over the coming years, we intend to further develop Trump Turnberry and invest millions more at the site, creating sustained economic growth for South Ayrshire and Scotland."
The company also plans to invest £500m towards further development at the 1,400 acre Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen, which it pointed out had been "consistently rated" the best Modern Golf Course in Great Britain and Ireland by Golfweek magazine and "many others in the global golf community".
Later in an attempt to justify his comments, Mr Trump claimed there were “places in London and other places that are so radicalised that police are afraid for their own lives”.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron described Trump's comments as “divisive, stupid and wrong” but said he did not support a ban.
Labour MP Paul Flynn will lead the debate which will be held in the Commons' secondary debating chamber rather than the full chamber and there will be no vote at the end of it.
Helen Jones, the Labour MP who chairs the committee, said it would allow for "a range of views" to be expressed.
"By scheduling a debate on these petitions, the committee is not expressing a view on whether or not the government should exclude Donald Trump from the UK," she said.
"As with any decision to schedule a petition for debate, it simply means that the committee has decided that the subject should be debated."
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