§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing in terms of 1975 prices the amount of new inward investment, excluding retained profits, and so on, in manufacturing industry in Wales in each of the past three years, in 1971 and in 1977 distinguishing between the European Economic Community, European Free Trade Association and the principal supplying countries;
(2) if he will provide such information as is available as to the proportion of (a) United States and (b) Japanese new inward investment, excluding retained profits and so on, in Wales in each of the past three years which was allocated to (a) manufacturing production in Wales, (b) the service and distribution of imports and (c) service industries.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI regret that it is not possible to provide this information. Inward direct investment covers a wide range of financial transactions between overseas direct investors and the accounting centres of their United
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Numbers and size of holdings and enterprises* June 1976 June 1981 Crops and grass area Number of holdings ('000) with 0.1 to 19.9 hectares 14.7 11.8 20 to 49.9 hectares 11.0 9.9 50 to 99.9 hectares 5.0 5.1 100 hectares and over 1.5 1.8 Total 32.2 28.6 Average crops and grass area per holding (hectares)† Per cent. of total crops and grass area on holdings with 32.9 37.9 0.1 to 19.9 hectares 12.7% 10.4% 100 hectares and over 21.0% 27.2% Size of business (smd)‡ Number of holdings ('000) with Under 250 smd 18.7 16.2 250 to 499 smd 7.7 6.5 500 to 999 smd 4.9 5.2 1,000 smd and over 1.3 1.6 Total 32.6 29.6 Holdings 250 smd and over≑ Average size of business (smd) 603.4 649.5 Average total area per holding (hectares) 83.4 87.0 Contribution to total output (%) 83.6% 86.1% Total cereals (excluding maize) Number of holdings ('000) with 0.1 to 19.9 hectares 8.4 5.8 20 to 49.9 hectares 0.7 0.7 50 hectares and over 0.2 0.2 Total 9.3 6.8 Average area (hectares) 8.6 10.7 Per cent. of total cereals area on holdings with 50 hectares and over of cereals 18.6% 23.6% Potatoes Number of holdings ('000) with 0.1 to 9.9 hectares 5.0 3.2 10 to 19.9 hectares 0.1 0.1 20 hectares and over — — Total 5.1 3.4 Average area (hectares) 1.2 1.8 Per cent. of total potato area on holdings with 20 hectares and over of potatoes 21.8% 24.2% Sugar beet Number of holdings ('000) with 0.1 to 9.9 hectares — — 10 to 19.9 hectares — — 20 hectares and over — — Total — — Average area (hectares) 13.7 10.0 Kingdom operations, and it is not possible to allocate such transactions to the individual operating units in different areas of the United Kingdom.