HC Deb 19 January 1989 vol 145 cc290-1W
Mr. Amos

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Japanese-owned businesses have located in(a) the south east, (b) the north east, (c) the north west, (d) the south west, (e) Scotland and (f) south Wales, for the most recent year period for which figures are available.

Mr. Forth

Comprehensive statistics on foreign-owned businesses are not available, but the numbers of Japanese-owned manufacturing companies known to have located between January 1979 and December 1988, in the stated regions, are as follows:

Number
(a) South East 14
(b) North East 10
(c) North West 4
(d) South West 2
(e) Scotland 11
(f) South Wales 9

Mr. Amos

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Japanese-owned businesses have located in the United Kingdom in the most recent 10-year period for which figures are available.

Mr. Forth

Comprehensive statistics on foreign-owned businesses are not available, but the DTI is aware of 79 Japanese manufacturing companies that have set up in the United Kingdom between January 1979 and December 1988.

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