§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his best estimate of the percentage of United Kingdom inward investment projects going to(a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) the northern region of England as measured by jobs promised in the period (i) April to October 1989, (ii) October to March 1989–90 and (iii) April to October 1990.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 14 February 1991]: The table sets out the number of investment decisions known to the Invest in Britain Bureau for the periods 1 April 1989 to 30 September 1989, 1 October 1989 to 31 March 1990 and 1 April to 30 September 1989 and the jobs anticipated for each of the regions specified as a proportion of total inward investment known for the United Kingdom during those periods.
131WThe decisions recorded include the establishment of new business, expansion or acquisition of an existing business and involvement in joint venture. The figures are
Inward Investment decisions and expected new jobs from April 1989—October 1990, broken down into 6 month periods for Wales, Scotland and North East England as a proportion of the total Wales Scotland North East Total numbers of Projects Jobs Projects Jobs Projects Jobs Projects Jobs 1 April to 30 September 1989 12.4 15.6 10.6 19.2 10.6 15.9 161 17,030 1 October 1989 to 31 March 1990 22.8 7.6 9.3 29.0 9.8 6.4 193 15,661 1 April to 30 September 1990 16.9 9.5 10.4 31.8 13.0 8.9 154 12,028
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his best estimate of the percentage of United Kingdom inward investment projects going to(a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) the northern region of England as measured by capital investment in the period (i) April to October 1989, (ii) October to March 1989–90 and (iii) April to October 1990.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 14 February 1991]: The information requested by the hon. Gentleman is unavailable.