§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his estimate of the number of firms that have moved from London in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe numbers of units of manufacturing firms known to have transferred their operations from Greater London to another part of the United Kingdom during the years 1975 to 1977 are 44, 23 and 16 respectively. Information for later years is not yet available. The Department records only those transfers out of Greater London associated with manufacturing units with more than 20 employees.