HC Deb 25 March 1987 vol 113 c190W
66. Mr. Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs are estimated to haw been created by inward investment: since 1979.

Mr. Butcher

From information provided to the Invest in Britain Bureau by the companies themselves, it is estimated that nearly 148,000 new jobs will be created as a result of inward investment decisions taken within the years 1979 to 1986 inclusive. Many more jobs will have been safeguarded.