HC Deb 28 November 1995 vol 267 c580W
Sir Wyn Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the value, at current prices, of inward investment to Scotland for the last five years. [1399]

Mr. Kynoch

The inward investment figures published by Locate in Scotland in each of the last five years are as follows:

Year Number of projects Planned investment (£ million) Planned jobs (new and safeguarded)
1990–91 63 394.1 10,244
1991–92 59 380.9 6,002
1992–93 65 352.0 8,059
1993–94 95 587.6 11,072
1994–95 97 1,126.6 12,329
Totals 379 2,841.2 47,706

These figures relate only to projects handled by Locate in Scotland or the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department. The figures for planned investment and planned jobs are those provided by the companies concerned at the time of the investment decision and take no account of subsequent developments.