HC Deb 13 June 1996 vol 279 c258W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the level of inward investment from Korea in each year since 1990. [32073]

Mr. Oppenheim

The stock of inward direct investment into the UK from South Korea in each year since 1990, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics, is:

1990: Disclosive (this figure would release details of an investment by a particular company)
£ million
1991 -44.1
1992 -29.0
1993 -3.7
1994 -167.0

No figures are available on investment into the UK from North Korea, nor are figures on portfolio investment from either North Korea or South Korea.

Mrs. Jane Kennedy

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for each year since 1979 the number of inward investment strategies developed by his Department for each region of England. [31825]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 7 June 1996]: The DTI Invest in Britain Bureau promotes the benefits of the United Kingdom to potential inward investors. In the English regions, it is the responsibility of each of the regional development organisations to produce an annual inward investment strategy that draws upon the particular strengths and selling points of their respective regions.

The Invest in Britain Bureau also part funds the RDOs on the basis of agreeing this forward programme of inward investment promotional activities each year.

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