HC Deb 18 March 1996 vol 274 c88W
Lady Olga Maitland

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the most recent instances of major inward investment by companies into Wales. [19385]

Mr. Hague

Some welcome announcements have been made over the past few months. Among them are Ford's £340 million expansion at Bridgend; Newport Wafer-Fab's £230 million expansion near Newport and Halla's £17 million investment at Pentrebach. In the space of a few months, almost 2,500 new jobs and investment of over £600 million has been announced and I expect more to come soon.

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the inward investment projects recorded for Wales by the Invest in Britain Bureau during 1995 were in the counties of(a) Gwynedd and (b) Dyfed. [20255]

Mr. Hague

Of the inward investment projects recorded with the Invest In Britain Bureau during the calendar year 1995, three will be located in Gwynedd and three in Dyfed.