§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many steering location inquiries have been received for the county of Clwyd and the Deeside travel-to-work area by his Department in the last 12 months; and what, in the same period of time, was the total number of inquiries for Wales as a whole.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasIn the last 12 months, 100 inquiries have been dealt with in respect of Clwyd resulting in 62 visits by prospective investors in the county. The Deeside travel-to-work area received 73 enquiries and 35 visits. The all-Wales figures for the same period were 409 inquiries and 256 visits. These figures include inquiries and visits handled by WINvest since its establishment on 1 April 1983.