§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, by country of origin, the main sources of direct foreign industrial investment in Wales since 1973; and how many jobs have been created by direct foreign industrial investment in Wales since 1973.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsInformation is not available in the form requested. Offers of assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 which were accepted between 1 April 1973 and 31 March 1981 shown in the table below provide an indication of the sources of foreign industrial investment in Wales during the period and the employment associated with these offers.
Country of Origin No. of Offers Associated Employment United States of America 68 12,100 European Community 16 800 Japan 12 2,100 Other 32 3,100 Total 128 18,100