HC Deb 25 January 1995 vol 253 cc261-2W
Mr. Deva

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the British work force is employed by inward investing companies within the United Kingdom.

Mr. Oppenheim

In 1991, foreign owned firms accounted for 17 per cent. of manufacturing employment in the United Kingdom. The information is not available for the service sector.

Mr. Deva

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new jobs have been created by inward investing companies in the United Kingdom since 1979.

Mr. Oppenheim

According to figures notified to the Department of Trade and Industry's Invest in Britain Bureau, 320,104 new jobs were created and 302,143 jobs were sustained in the United Kingdom as a result of inward investment for the financial years 1979–80 to 1993–94.