HC Deb 01 March 1984 vol 55 c292W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many plants in Wales which employed more than 500 persons in 1978 have since been closed down and how many of these were foreign-owned.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Of the manufacturing plants in Wales which employed more than 500 persons in 1978,10 have since closed, of which three were foreign-owned.