HC Deb 26 February 1973 vol 851 c253W
Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many existing firms in Carmarthenshire carried out expansion projects in the periods 1965 to 1969 and 1970 to 1972; and what was the total of new jobs created thereby.

Mr. Anthony Grant

Accurate figures are not available either about expansion in the manufacturing sector or in the service sector in which approximately half the insured employees of Carmarthenshire work.

Mr. Gwynoro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new firms came to Carmarthenshire in the periods 1965 to 1969 and 1970 to 1972; and what was the total number of jobs created.

Mr. Anthony Grant

Accurate figures are not available owing mainly to the lack of information on the service sector in which approximately half the insured employees of Carmarthenshire work.