HC Deb 11 May 1994 vol 243 cc182-3W
Mr. Evennett

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many jobs have been created or sustained in British industry as a consequence of inward investment since 1979.

Mr. Sainsbury

According to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau for the financial years 1979 to 1993 there have been some 291,377 new jobs created and some 234,771 jobs safeguarded as a result of inward investment.