§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Minister of State's reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham, South (Mr. Brandon-Bravo) on 14 May, Official Report, column 481, what is his Department's estimate of the number of existing jobs in established firms likely to be displaced or threatened by the inward investment decisions notified to the Invest in Britain Bureau in the years 1980 to 1985.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMy Department has no estimate of the number of jobs that may have been displaced or threatened as a result of inward investment decisions. However, it places great emphasis on minimising the effects of inward investments on established firms. Failure to attract many of these investors to the United Kingdom could have had a significant effect on British industry placing a large number of jobs in jeopardy.