HC Deb 21 January 1997 vol 288 cc573-4W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that have been created directly and indirectly as a result of direct inward investment into the United Kingdom since 1979, or since some later date in respect of which an estimate can be made. [11490

Mr. Greg Knight

[holding answer 17 January 1997]: According to figures notified to my Department's Invest in Britain Bureau for the financial years 1979 to 1996, over 366,000 new jobs are associated with decisions to invest in the UK. The Department does not have complete and accurate information on the additional number of indirect jobs created as a result of inward investment over this period.

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