§ Ms QuinTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will provide figures for(a) the value of overseas investment, (b) the number of projects created and (c) the number of jobs created by standard planning region, in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 24 November 1994]: The table sets out the number of inward investment decisions notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau and the number of total jobs these investments are expected to create and safeguard. These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the decision to invest and take no account of subsequent developments and are collected on a financial year basis. Figures for the value of this investment are not available since firms are not obliged to reveal this information.
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Inward investment projects by year and region as notified to Invest in Britain Bureau 1985–1994 Year Region Number of projects Total new jobs Total number of jobs safeguarded 1985–86 East Midlands 23 1,114 20 North East 26 2,223 2,263 Northern Ireland 22 813 1,265 North West 39 2,500 1,800 Scotland 52 4,905 5,517 South East 94 4,253 5,692 South West 19 2,077 — Wales 47 2,862 1,277 West Midlands 83 6,369 1,862 Yorkshire/Humberside 15 2,270 2,995 Total for year 420 29,386 22,771 1986–87 East Midlands 10 382 — North East 38 2,553 2,040 Northern Ireland 21 799 2,629 North West 24 1,172 1,403 Scotland 35 2,267 341 South East 66 2,359 1,154 South West 11 445 528 Wales 64 3,807 2,752 West Midlands 67 5,278 2,256 Yorkshire/Humberside 20 368 418 Total for year 356 19,430 13,521 1987–88 East Anglia 2 28 23 East Midlands 12 489 418 North East 22 3,514 491 Northern Ireland 16 1,050 1,662 North West 33 1,955 6,235 Scotland 56 5,514 4,378 South East 59 10,057 6,502 South West 11 908 250 Wales 61 4,837 2,137 West Midlands 64 3,538 7,161 Yorkshire/Humberside 27 1,948 965 Total for year 363 33,838 30,222 1988–89 East Anglia 1 18 32 East Midlands 22 1,422 1,838 North East 37 2,786 503 Northern Ireland 23 2,808 1,449 North West 40 2,079 4,289 Scotland 43 4,849 726 South East 34 2,504 840 South West 6 393 120 Wales 45 4,995 1,234 West Midlands 74 3,898 4,894 Yorks/Humberside 23 1,810 146 Total for year 348 27,562 16.071 1989–90 East Anglia 3 300 20 East Midlands 14 6,305 4,775 North East 39 4,021 1,386 Northern Ireland 23 1,956 9,459 North West 60 3,076 10,016 Scotland 35 7,828 569 South East 15 780 550 South West 6 1,498 40 Wales 66 3,978 5,299 West Midlands 95 7,237 8,541 Yorkshire/Humberside 19 2,018 1,340 Total for year 375 38,997 41,995 1990–91 East Anglia 6 445 743 East Midlands 12 1,689 372
Inward investment projects by year and region as notified to Invest in Britain Bureau 1985–1994 Year Region Number of projects Total new jobs Total number of jobs safeguarded North East 40 2,164 647 Northern Ireland 20 923 1,820 North West 67 2,279 9,258 Scotland 40 5,701 928 South East 17 805 24,422 South West 3 580 — Wales 62 3,356 5,065 West Midlands 71 4,618 7,514 Yorkshire/Humberside 26 1,260 10,131 Total for year 364 23,820 60,900 1991–92 UK-wide 1 70 — East Anglia 11 591 4,210 East Midlands 5 314 110 North East 39 3,700 2,466 Northern Ireland 11 364 732 North West 75 1,501 8,481 Scotland 38 3,884 891 South East 29 1,166 2,227 South West 9 2190 790 Wales 71 5,195 5,634 West Midlands 46 1,872 3,676 Yorkshire/Humberside 17 1,656 1,806 Total for year 352 22,503 31,023 1992–93 East Anglia 8 363 10,632 East Midlands 7 183 405 North East 35 2,312 3,210 Northern Ireland 12 2,742 1,357 North West 27 992 2,783 Scotland 61 4,497 4,198 South East 20 1,212 6,128 South West 7 285 995 Wales 65 2,382 4,489 West Midlands 43 1,568 2,669 Yorkshire/Humberside 44 1,286 5,529 Total for year 329 17,822 42,395 1993–94 East Anglia 13 462 1,231 East Midlands 22 3,218 210 North East 38 2,256 3,981 Northern Ireland 16 2,475 601 North West 30 2,112 1,517 Scotland 88 7,645 4,654 South East 19 896 5,950 South West 12 1,172 1,008 Wales 64 3,913 2,651 West Midlands 84 3,370 43,069 Yorkshire/Humberside 40 2,329 3,998 Total for year 426 29,848 68,870