§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many companies (a) in 1979 and (b) in 1980 were passed on from his Department's office in London to that in Manchester; how many of these were shown sites in (a) the county of Merseyside and (b) Liverpool; and how many resulted in successful placements.
§ Mr. MacGregorIn 1979, 37 companies were shown sites by the Department of Industry's North-West regional office in the county of Merseyside and 12 of these companies were shown sites in Liverpool. These visits resulted in one placement in the county of Merseyside.
In 1980, 24 companies were shown sites in the county of Merseyside and 12 of these companies were shown sites in Liverpool. These visits resulted in two placements in the county of Merseyside, one of which was in Liverpool.
Our records do not indicate how many of those companies had previously approached any of the Department's offices in London.
§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many companies were passed on from the London office to the North-East office of his Department in 1980.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Department is aware of 22 companies for which in 1980 the Northern regional office of the Department of Industry arranged visits to the region and which had earlier been in touch with the Department's London offices.