HC Deb 23 March 1995 vol 257 c303W
Mr. Legg

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what grants, aid or relief are available to companies investing in the United Kingdom from(a) Government, (b) the European Union and (c) local authorities and how much money was granted in each year since 1990 under each source. [15341]

Mr. Eggar

The information requested is not collated. Schemes run by my Department are published annually in "The Government's Expenditure Plans, Trade and Industry", copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

Mr. Legg

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) non-EU and (b) EU foreign companies have invested in the United Kingdom since 1990. [15323]

Mr. Eggar

According to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau, for the financial years 1990 to 1994, from a total of 1,478 inward investment projects in the UK, 983 were from non-EU countries and the remaining 495 from EU countries. These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest, and take no account of subsequent developments.

Mr. Legg

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the value of assets repatriated from the United Kingdom by overseas companies since 1990. [15320]

Mr. Eggar

The information is not available.