§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Japanese-owned businesses which have located in the United Kingdom during the most recent 10-year period for which figures are available have located(a) in green field sites; (b) on derelict land; (c) within inner city areas and (d) other.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 19 January 1989]: Comprehensive statisics on foreign-owned businesses are not available, but the numbers of Japanese-owned manufacturing companies which have set up in the United Kingdom between January 1979 and December 1988, in the stated types of locations, are as follows:
Number (a) in greenfield sites: 39 (b) on derelict land: 0 (c) within inner city areas: 4 (d) other: 38 Some Japanese manufacturers have more than one production site.
§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much central Government assistance has been spent to encourage Japanese-owned businesses to local in(a) the south-east, (b) the north-east, (c) the north-west, (d) the south-west, (e) Scotland and (f) south Wales for the most recent 10-year period for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 19 January 1989]: Information in respect of the regional development grant 331W schemes spent to encourage Japanese-owned manufacturing companies to locate in the United Kingdom is available only at disproportionate cost. However, the amount of regional selective assistance paid or offered to Japanese manufacturers between January 1979 and December 1988, in the stated regions, is as follows:
Regions £ millions (a) South East: nil (b) North East: 54.6 (c) North West: 0.3 (d) South West: 1.02 (e) Scotland: 18.3 (f) South Wales: 20.6