§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of foreign-owned plants established each year in Wales since 1954, and the number in each case which have been closed down since 1973.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is only available for the period since 1960 and is as follows:
Number of foreign owned plants which opened in Wales since 1960 Number 1960 4 1961 5 1962 6 1963 2 1964 1 1965 2 1966 3 1967 3 1968 6 1969 9 1970 3 1971 4 1972 2 1973 9 1974 7 1975 3 1976 5 1977 3 1978 9 1979 11 1980 14 1981 5 1982 8 1983 6
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Number of foreign owned plants which closed in Wales since 1973 Number 1973 — 1974 3 1975 3 1976 2 1977 2 1978 1 1979 6 1980 11
Number 1981 9 1982 — 1983 4
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since:1963 the number of new plants established in Wales by foreign-owned firms which were not already manufacturing in other countries in the United Kingdom, and the total numbers now employed in such plants compared to the numbers employed in 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
No. of openings 1963 — 1964 1 1965 — 1966 — 1967 2 1968 3 1969 2 1970 1 1971 2 1972 — 1973 4 1974 3 1975 1 1976 3 1977 1 1978 3 1979 6 1980 7 1981 4 1982 3 1983 4 Employment in plants opening up to and including 1978 totalled 4,877 in 1978 and 5,478 at the latest available date. Employment in plants opening from 1979 to 1983 presently totals 2,477.