§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs were created in each year since 1992 in the north-west as a result of inward investment. [134896]
§ Ms HewittThe figures in the table are based on information provided by inward investment companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. They are based on the companies' best estimate, at that time, of the number of new jobs associated with each investment.
There is no requirement on companies to notify inward investment decisions to Invest UK and so the figures include only those projects where Invest UK and/ or North West Development Agency were involved or which have come to their notice.
Number of new jobs 1992–93 1,012 1993–94 1,927 1994–95 1,986 1995–96 3,622 1996–97 1,556 1997–98 4,944 1998–99 3,224 1999–2000 4,768 2000–01 3,187 2001–02 1,987 2002–03 7,486