§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list inward investments in the UK manufacturing sector over £1 million in each of the last three years, indicating the nation from which the investment came, the area of the United Kingdom in which it was made, and the grants made by the Government in respect of each investment; and if he will list those investments which have fallen short of the amount indicated to the Government by 30 September or as much of such information as is readily available to him. [55497]
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Company Country of Origin Grant Offered (£000) Area 1995–96 Bi-Link Metal Specialities (UK) Ltd. USA 1,500 Scotland Motorola Ltd. USA 7,000 Scotland Delta Textiles (London) Ltd. Israel 350 Scotland Barr & Stroud Ltd. France 2,795 Scotland Forbo-Nairn Ltd. Switzerland 2,700 Scotland Lexmark International Inc. USA 8,500 Scotland Shin-Etsu Handotai Europe Ltd. Japan 4,000 Scotland Bray Valves & Controls (UK) Ltd. USA 550 Scotland H. J. Heinz Co. Ltd. USA 990 London Chartex International PLC USA 480 London Printpack Europe Ltd. USA 400 Merseyside Mackie Automotive Systems (UK) Ltd. Canada 750 Merseyside Freudenberg Technical Products LP Germany 940 North East Neyr Plastiques France 950 North East Procter & Gamble (Health & Beauty) USA 415 North East Valeo Security Systems Ltd. France 600 North East Schur Flexible UK Ltd. Denmark 400 North East TRW Automotive Systems Ltd. USA 2,100 North East Siemens PLC Germany 24,985 North East Edbro PLC France 225 North West Bayex Ltd. France 500 North West Photronics (UK) Ltd. USA 1,800 North West Cohnen GBR Germany 245 South East Nortel Ltd. Canada 5,000 South West AVX Ltd. Japan 825 South West Pall Europe Ltd. USA 950 South West Rotometrics International Ltd. USA 500 West Midlands Callow & Maddox Bros. Ltd. USA 900 West Midlands Magneti Marelli UK Ltd. Italy 3,500 West Midlands Metabrasive Ltd. France 700 West Midlands Ishida (Europe) Ltd. Japan 950 West Midlands Coveton (Manuf) Ltd. Germany 65 West Midlands Rockwell Light Vehicle Sysm (UK) Ltd. USA 740 West Midlands GE Aircraft Engine Services Ltd. USA 7,000 Wales Nippon Electric Glass (UK) Ltd. Japan 4,500 Wales Flextronics International Ltd. Singapore 1,000 Wales Nimbus Manuf (UK) Ltd. USA 590 Wales ITT Automotive UK Ltd. USA 3,100 Wales Owens Corning Fiberglas (GB) Ltd. USA 800 Wales Lemforder Nacam Ltd. Germany 500 Wales Big Batteries Ltd. USA 1,700 Wales BP Oil Llandarcy Refinery Ltd. Belgium 1,000 Wales Speywood Biopharm Ltd. France 260 Wales Diaplastics (UK) Ltd. Japan 1,000 Wales NMC (UK) Ltd. Belgium 120 Wales Ford Motor Co. Ltd. USA 354 Wales Hoya Lens UK Ltd. Japan 1,800 Wales Tap Manuf Ltd. Japan 1,500 Wales Hitachi Home Electronics Europe Ltd. Japan 2,000 Wales
§ Mrs. RocheComprehensive information on all the financial packages available to inward investors is not held centrally and to provide a detailed list would involve disproportionate costs. However, a list of internationally mobile inward investors in the manufacturing sector whose investment was greater than £1 million and who were offered regional selective assistance, or in Northern Ireland selective financial assistance, and where some payment of grant has been made, is as follows. There will, of course, have been many other inward investment projects in the manufacturing sector which did not receive regional selective assistance.
Projects may be revised for a variety of reasons and the amount of grant, which is paid in stages against progress on capital investment and jobs, may be varied accordingly. The majority of projects receiving offers over the last three years are still in progress. Details of any changes are commercially confidential unless they involve public announcements of complete closure.
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Company Country of Origin Grant Offered (£000) Area Renner Powder Metallurgy Ltd. Germany 340 York/Humb Polycarb Ltd. Israel 960 York/Humb Short Brothers PLC Canada 5,000 Northern Ireland Short Brothers PLC Canada 1,295 Northern Ireland Delwyn Enterprises Ltd. France 282 Northern Ireland Fujitsu Telecom Europe Ltd. Japan 2,950 Northern Ireland Coca-Cola Brothers (Ulster) Ltd. Luxembourg 400 Northern Ireland Aldiscon (NI) Ltd. Republic of Ireland 678 Northern Ireland Burnside Hydraulic Cylinders Ltd. Republic of Ireland 1,033 Northern Ireland Webtech (NI) Ltd. Republic of Ireland 480 Northern Ireland Europa Tool Co. Ltd. South Korea 3,210 Northern Ireland Baker Hughes Ltd. USA 1,841 Northern Ireland BCO Technologies (NI) Ltd. USA 7,307 Northern Ireland Copeland Ltd. USA 11,111 Northern Ireland Nacco Materials Handling (NI) Ltd. USA 3,300 Northern Ireland Plastofilm Ltd. USA 948 Northern Ireland Regal Processors Ltd. USA 962 Northern Ireland Seagate Technology (Ireland) USA 10,407 Northern Ireland Stream International (NI) Ltd. USA 5,375 Northern Ireland 1996–97 Wedco Technology UK Ltd. USA 100 East Midlands Organon Laboratories Ltd. Netherlands 2,500 Scotland Chunghwa Picture Tubes (UK) Ltd. Taiwan 55,000 Scotland Alcan Aluminium UK Ltd. Canada 550 Scotland Simple Technology Inc. USA 1,700 Scotland Tenma (UK) Ltd. Japan 1,000 Scotland Monsanto PLC USA 1,428 Scotland SCI Holdings Inc. USA 4,800 Scotland Nikon Precision Europe GMBH Japan 250 Scotland Award PLC USA 2,000 Scotland Lite-on Technology (UK) Ltd. Taiwan 5,500 Scotland Smart Modular Technologies USA 3,000 Scotland Roche Products Ltd. Switzerland 6,000 Scotland Instrument Specialties Europe Ltd. USA 600 Scotland ABB Vetco Gray UK Ltd. Switzerland 700 Scotland ABB Wylex Production & Development Switzerland 630 Scotland Polaroid (UK) Ltd. USA 2,000 Scotland IBM UK Ltd. USA 200 Scotland Norton Healthcare Ltd. USA 990 London Dong Jin Precision UK Ltd. South Korea 950 North East Simula Automotive Safety Devices Ltd. USA 890 North East TSL Group PLC France 125 North East Mono Containers Ltd. Kuwait 500 North East Hydro Aluminium Century Ltd. Norway 950 North East Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd. USA 500 North East Elring Klinger GB Ltd. Germany 350 North East Dresser UK Ltd. USA 2,500 North East Du Pont (UK) Ltd. USA 2,000 North East Bristol-Myers Squibb USA 750 North West Stralfors PLC Sweden 750 South West Toshiba Consumer Products (UK) Ltd. Japan 240 South West Harman International Industries Ltd. USA 950 South West Gleason Works Ltd. USA 950 South West Rittal-CSM Ltd. Germany 500 South West Lucas Control Systems Products USA 200 South West Jaguar Cars Ltd. USA 40,000 West Midlands Huf UK Ltd. Germany 150 West Midlands Mann & Hummel (UK) Ltd. Germany 1,700 West Midlands Webasto Holdings Ltd. Germany 500 West Midlands Denso Sales (UK) Ltd. Japan 80 West Midlands Ford Motor Co. Ltd. USA 10,000 Wales Newport Waferfab Ltd. Hong Kong 7,000 Wales Northern Automotive Systems Ltd. USA 1,500 Wales JCB Transmissions Ltd. Netherlands 3,150 Wales Halla Euro Enterprise Ltd. South Korea 5,000 Wales Bos Automotive Products UK Germany 500 Wales 3M UK PLC USA 1,750 Wales Punch Precision Ltd. Belgium 180 Wales Showa (UK) Ltd. Japan 3,000 Wales Kyushu Matshushita Electric (UK) Ltd. Japan 1,000 Wales Hoover Ltd. Italy 800 Wales Alberto-Culver Co. (UK) Ltd. USA 600 Wales
Company Country of Origin Grant Offered (£000) Area Fiamm UK Ltd. Italy 3,000 Wales Brite Sparks Ltd. Switzerland 850 Wales Walbro Automotive Ltd. USA 850 Wales Sony UK Ltd. Japan 7,000 Wales Aero-Motive (UK) Ltd. USA 400 Wales R-Tek Ltd. Japan 500 Wales Toyo Seal Industrial Co. Ltd. Japan 240 Wales Bertrand Faure Seating Ltd. France 4,500 Wales Align-Rite Ltd. USA 1,680 Wales Viskase UK Ltd. USA 250 Wales Faun Municipal Vehicles Ltd. Germany 950 Wales Sei Interconnect Products (UK) Ltd. Japan 450 Wales Bericap UK Ltd. Germany 450 York/Humb Luk (UK) Ltd. Germany 940 York/Humb Koyo Bearings (Europe) Ltd. Japan 900 York/Humb K & L Microwave USA 200 York/Humb Portola Packaging Ltd. USA 900 York/Humb Thrige Scott Ltd. Denmark 460 Northern Ireland Glen Electric Ltd. Republic of Ireland 1,380 Northern Ireland Irish Fertiliser Industries Ltd. Republic of Ireland 4,400 Northern Ireland Octopus Sportswear Manufacturing Ltd. Republic of Ireland 975 Northern Ireland Pharmaflex Ltd. Republic of Ireland 370 Northern Ireland Colorite Europe Ltd. USA 1,146 Northern Ireland Cynamid of GB Ltd. USA 3,526 Northern Ireland FG Wilson (Engineering) Ltd. USA 36,405 Northern Ireland Ford Motor Co. Ltd. USA 4,571 Northern Ireland Gallaher Ltd. USA 9,957 Northern Ireland Liberty Information Technology USA 837 Northern Ireland Moy Park Ltd. USA 8,112 Northern Ireland Seagate Media Technology USA 24,245 Northern Ireland AVX Ltd. USA/Japan 8,000 Northern Ireland 1997–98 Alcan Aluminium UK Ltd. Canada 6,000 Scotland Avex Electronics Ltd. USA 990 Scotland Eaton Shared Services Ltd. USA 900 Scotland Honeywell Control Systems Ltd. USA 250 Scotland Carron Phoenix Ltd. Switzerland 250 Scotland Primaflex Ltd. Germany 300 Scotland Knowsley Plastics Ltd. Republic of Ireland 600 Merseyside MTK Holdings SA Switzerland 750 North East Vauxhall Motors Ltd. USA 10,000 North West Bott Ltd. Germany 350 South West Rover Group Ltd. Germany 22,500 West Midlands Nordam Europe Ltd. USA 2,350 Wales Alert Packaging Ltd. Republic of Ireland 210 Wales LG Group Ltd. Korea 69,500 Wales Yajima (UK) Ltd. Japan 1,000 Wales Tomoe Tritec Ltd. Japan 600 Wales Friction Dynamics Ltd. USA 1,410 Wales Triten International Ltd. USA 300 York/Humb Sematic UK Ltd. Italy 400 York/Humb Nortel PLC Canada 3,500 Northern Ireland Nortel PLC Canada 600 Northern Ireland Short Brothers PLC Canada 19,507 Northern Ireland Michelin Tyre PLC France 2,500 Northern Ireland Huco Lightronic NI Ltd. Germany 229 Northern Ireland Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd. Japan 2,803 Northern Ireland Webtech (NI) Ltd. Republic of Ireland 615 Northern Ireland Humax Electronics Ltd. South Korea 1,226 Northern Ireland Du Pont (UK) Ltd. USA 12,300 Northern Ireland Information Management Resources Ltd. USA 1,944 Northern Ireland Seagate Technology (Ireland) USA 39,375 Northern Ireland