§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of jobs created or safeguarded by inward investment in each year since 1992–93; and if he will make a statement. [35009]
§ Mr. EggarAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial years from 1992–93 to 1994–95, the number of jobs created or safeguarded by inward investment projects are as follows:
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Year New jobs Safeguarded jobs 1992–93 17,822 43,825 1993–94 30,536 69,754 1994–95 36,876 51,113 These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest, and take no account of subsequent developments.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of inward investment into(a) the United Kingdom and (b) Wales comes from the USA; and if he will make a statement. [34957]
§ Mr. EggarAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial year 1994–95, there were 434 inward investment decisions to locate in the UK, of which 212–48.8 per cent.—were from the USA with Wales's share of USA projects being 25–11.7 per cent. These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest, and take no account of subsequent developments.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of total inward investment into the United Kingdom went to Wales in each year since 1992–93; and if he will make a statement. [34948]
§ Mr. EggarAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial years 1992–93 to 1994–95 the proportion of inward investment decisions that went to Wales are as follows:
Year Number of projects Per cent, of UK total 1992–93 66 19.8 1993–94 64 14.8 1994–95 50 11.5 These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest, and take no account of subsequent developments.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the total number of jobs created or safeguarded in the United Kingdom as a result of inward investment were created or safeguarded in(a) Wales, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) England in each year since 1992–93; and if he will make a statement. [34949]
§ Mr. EggarAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial years 1992–93 to 1994–95 the proportion of the total number of jobs created or safeguarded in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are as follows:
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1992–93 Number of jobs Percentage of overall total Wales 7,321 11.8 Northern Ireland 6,099 9.8 Scotland 8,695 14.1 England 39,532 64.1 Total 61,647 1993–94 Wales 6,564 6.5 Northern Ireland 3,631 3.6
1992–93 Number of jobs Percentage of overall total Scotland 12,274 12.2 England 77,821 77.5 Total 100,290 1994–95 Wales 5,003 5.6 Northern Ireland 5,146 5.8 Scotland 10,795 12.2 England 66,715 75.8 Total 88,009 These figures are based on the number of projects notified to the Invest in Britain Bureau at the time of the decision to invest. Companies are under no obligation to notify their investment decisions and the figures take no account of subsequent developments.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of jobs created or safeguarded by inward investment in each of the last three years were in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [35025]
§ Mr. EggarAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial years 1992–93 to 1994–95 the proportion of jobs created or safeguarded by inward investment in Wales are as follows:
Year New jobs Safeguarded jobs Total jobs 1992–93 2,382 4,939 7,321 (11.8 percent, of UK total) 1993–94 3,913 2,651 6,564 (6.5 per cent, of UK total) 1994–95 2,989 2,014 5,003 (5.6 per cent, of UK total) These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest, and take no account of subsequent developments.