HC Deb 30 June 1982 vol 26 cc315-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of new foreign-owned industrial plants established in Wales each year since 1960.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The number of foreign-owned industrial plants which opened in Wales each year since 1960 is as follows:

Year Number of Plants
1960 4
1961 5
1962 6
1963 4
1964 2
1965 5
1966 8
1967 10
1968 11

Year Number of Plants
1969 12
1970 4
1971 8
1972 2
1973 20
1974 13
1975 8
1976 8
1977 6
1978 13
1979 17
1980 16
1981 2

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many foreign-owned plants in Wales have closed down since 1978; how many jobs have been lost; and in which industries.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Thirty-five foreign-owned plants are known to have closed down in Wales since 1978 with a loss of 4,679 jobs. These closures were distributed as follows:

industry Number of plants Peak employment 2 years prior to closure
Chemical and Allied Industries 5 290
Metal Manufacture and Metal Goods 5 1,379
Mechanical Engineering 6 490
Instrument Engineering 1 45
Electrical Engineering 6 1,216
Vehicles 1 30
Textile, Clothing and Footwear 5 390
Printing and Publishing 2 79
Other Manufacturing Industries 4 760
Total 35 4,679

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of foreign-owned manufacturing enterprises in Wales at the latest count, the breakdown by industrial classification, the number of plants and the numbers employed.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

Number of Enterprises=173
Number of Plants=190
Industrial Classification Enterprises Latest Available Employment
Food and drink 7 1,854
Coal, petroleum products and chemicals 33 7,250
Metal manufacturing 11 5,383
Mechanical and instrument engineering 27 4,305
Vehicles 13 7,249
Metal goods 16 2,013
Electrical engineering 17 10,310
Paper, printing and publishing 14 3,341
All other industries 35 5,792
Total 173 47,497

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