HC Deb 09 February 1981 vol 998 cc250-1W
Mr. Foster

asked the Prime Minister what advice has been given by Her Majesty's Government to the North of England Development Council, the Scottish Development Agency and the Welsh Development Agency, respectively, about the attraction of inward investment from Japan.

The Prime Minister

The Invest in Britain Bureau was established to promote investment in the United Kingdom as a whole. It is one feature of its work that it seeks to coordinate the promotional activities of all United Kingdom regional bodies in order to gain the maximum benefit. This applies as much to investment from Japan as from other countries.

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