HC Deb 17 June 1988 vol 135 cc320-1W
Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is his latest estimate of the number of jobs created in Scotland, England and Wales as a result of investment by non-United Kingdom European Community companies since 1979.

Mr. Atkins

The following are the Invest in Britain Bureau (IBB) figures for the number of jobs expected to be created or safeguarded, in the long term, by inward investment projects announced by companies from member states of the European Community, other than the United Kingdom, in each year since 1979 for England,

The number of jobs (created or safeguarded) associated with inward investment projects announced by companies from other member states of the European Community
England Scotland Wales
Created Safeguarded Created Safeguarded Created Safeguarded
1979 2,574 n.a. 158 n.a. 0 n.a.
1980 2,517 n.a. 405 n.a. 105 n.a.
1981 977 n.a. 331 n.a. 17 n.a.
1982 1,266 n.a. 152 n.a. 56 n.a.
1983 666 2,252 151 705 255 10
1984 1,302 7,026 459 68 683 500
1985 2,236 845 743 393 461 10
1986 3,398 1,237 524 114 431 0
1987 3,483 1,322 336 1,125 510 120
n.a. = Not available.