§ 11. Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made to define specific targets for the Welsh Development Agency and other bodies involved in the creation of new jobs in Wales, to secure a larger number of job opportunities in the western parts. [14451]
§ Mr. HagueI have already announced that I will be setting new and far more demanding targets for jobs outside the eastern M4 and A55 corridors.
§ 18. Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created by inward investment since 1979. [14458]
§ Mr. HagueSince April 1983, when the Welsh Development Agency began a database of investment into Wales, more than 59,000 new jobs have been promised by overseas-generated projects.
§ 19. Sir Wyn RobertsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs have been(a) created and (b) safeguarded since 1992; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be created in the next financial year as a result of Government policies to assist (i) employment creation and (ii) inward investment. [14459]
§ Mr. HagueThe information is not available in the form requested. On the basis of projects involving regional selective assistance since April 1992, firms have forecast some 43,000 new jobs to be created and 19,800 safeguarded. Of these, more than 22,500 new jobs and 12,600 safeguarded jobs involve overseas-owned firms.