§ Mr. Brian David JenkinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the 10 largest industrial or commercial developments in(a) England and (b) the west midlands which resulted from inward investment since 63W 1992; and in each case what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created and the average cost to public funds of each of these jobs. [17193]
§ Mr. Greg KnightAccording to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau and the Government office for the west midlands the 10 largest publicly quotable industrial or commercial development in(a) England and (b) the west midlands are as follows:
Top ten investments in England by new jobs Year Company Country Number of new jobs Region 1994 Samsung Korea 3,200 North East 1994 Honda Japan 2,000 South West 1995 Siemens Germany 1,800 North East 1996 QVC US 1,616 North West 1995 Jaguar US 1,210 West Midlands 1995 Toyota Japan 1,000 East Midlands 1995 Nortel Canada 916 South West 1993 MBNA US 822 North West 1997 Nissan Japan 800 North East 1995 Epson Japan 800 West Midlands
Top ten inward investments into the West Midlands by new jobs. Year Company Country Number of new jobs 1995 Jaguar US 1,210 1995 Epson Japan 800 1992 Heller Machine Tools Germany 508 1997 Calvins Barbeque UK US 500 1995 Makita Manufacturing Japan 500 1994 Sun Valley Poultry Ltd. US 450 1995 Cable Midlands US 400 1995 Callow and Maddox US 255 1995 SP Tyres (UK) Ltd. Japan 250 1997 Edscha Germany 200 Inward investment includes takeovers, expansions and joint ventures as well as new greenfield projects. Information on the average cost to public funds for each new job in these tables is not held centrally and could be given only at a disproportionate cost. Not all of the projects in these tables were eligible for such assistance.