§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of foreign-owned plants established in Northern Ireland each year since 1954, and the number in each case which have been closed since 1973.
§ Mr. ButlerThe following table shows the number of foreign-owned manufacturing establishments opened in 1954 and each subsequent year, and the numbers in each case which have closed down in 1973 and later.
Number of openings Openings since 1954 which closed in 1973 or later 1954 1 — 1955 — — 1956 1 — 1957 1 — 1958 1 — 1959 2 1 1960 2 1 1961 6 1 1962 3 — 1963 3 2 1964 4 1 1965 7 4 1966 6 4 1967 4 1 1968 6 4 1969 6 1 1970 1 1 1971 1 — 1972 2 1 1973 5 3 1974 6 2 1975 4 3 1976 3 2 1977 2 — 1978 1 1 1979 5 2 1980 7 2 1981 4 1 1982 3 — 1983 1 — Total 98 38
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing how many foreign-owned plants in Northern Ireland have been closed down since 1978, how many jobs have been lost since 1978 in the plants in question and in which industries.
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§ Mr. ButlerThe following tables show the numbers of foreign-owned manufacturing establishments which closed in 1978 or later with the jobs lost, and the industries to which they belonged.
Year Closures Employment in 1978 1978 2 125 1979 1 10 1980 8 2,797 1981 3 324 1982 7 3,396 1983 7 2,433 Totals 28 9,085
Industry Jobs Lost Food 372 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 452 Other Engineering 2,340 Textiles and Man-Made Fibres 3,657 Clothing 140 Other Manufacturing Industries 2,124 9,085