§ 17. Mr. SweeneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs have been created in Wales since 1979 as a result of inward investment from(a) Japan, (b) The European Union and (c) the United States of America. [18738]
§ Mr. RedwoodFigures in the form requested are not readily available. However, over 68,000 people are now employed by overseas-owned manufacturing companies in Wales. Almost 30,000 of these are employed by companies from the United States; over 14,000 by companies from the European Union and almost 12,500 by companies from Japan.