§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many companies have been introduced into the Yorkshire region during the last two years as a result of the work of the Invest in Britain Bureau;
(2) how many companies have been introduced into the Yorkshire region from the United States of America in the past two years as a result of the work of the Invest in Britain Bureau.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThree new companies were successfully introduced into the Yorkshire region in 1982 and two in 1983. In each of the years two companies came from the United States of America. In the Yorkshire and Humberside region as a whole, which is the region on which departmental statistics are based, the number of inward investment decisions—including first time investments, expansions, takeovers and joint ventures—known to the Invest in Britain Bureau was seven in 1982 and nine in 1983. Of these, three projects were from the United States of America in 1982 and six in 1983.