§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs, in each Welsh county, have been(a) created and (b) sustained, by (i) inward investment from abroad and (ii) investment from indigenous firms, in each year since 1993. [55591]
§ Mr. HainThe information is not available in the form requested. Reliable information is available only in respect of offers of Regional Selective Assistance. Forecasts of employment from offers accepted by1172W companies since April 1993 are set out in the table. For the purposes of historical comparison the table gives information on the basis of the old counties.
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Jobs Forecast Indigenous1 Foreign-Owned2 Welsh Counties New Sustained New Sustained 1993–94 Clwyd 1,139 860 423 517 Dyfed 86 15 246 320 Gwent 681 787 1,789 514 Gwynedd 158 268 0 0 Mid Glamorgan 1,577 413 645 304 Powys 107 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 223 4 526 0 West Glamorgan 229 284 171 742 Total 4,200 2,631 3,800 2,397 1994–95 Clwyd 416 13 242 435 Dyfed 352 0 92 12 Gwent 686 309 296 11 Gwynedd 200 84 181 135 Mid Glamorgan 944 469 407 672 Powys 50 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 191 15 0 0 West Glamorgan 262 32 8 0 Total 3,101 922 1,226 1,265 1995–96 Clwyd 501 65 471 390 Dyfed 480 296 21 20 Gwent 790 89 722 369 Gwynedd 80 25 37 0 Mid Glamorgan 983 291 811 1,525 Powys 28 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 300 23 1,050 0 West Glamorgan 236 126 59 250 Total 3,398 915 3,171 2,554 1996–97 Glwyd 742 273 541 443 Dyfed 51 5 0 0 Gwent 883 231 2,431 868 Gwynedd 88 27 15 78 Mid Glamorgan 1,676 251 2,719 2,915 Powys 14 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 714 74 326 0 West Glamorgan 352 174 491 312 Total 4,520 1,035 6,523 4,616 1997–98 Clwyd 713 2 320 284 Dyfed 227 24 264 0 Gwent 1,112 691 6,943 517 Gwynedd 98 33 63 200 Mid Glamorgan 459 28 676 316 Powys 51 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 324 45 159 293 West Glamorgan 286 95 613 63 Total 3,270 918 9,038 1,673 1998–99 (October) Clwyd 60 0 310 0 Dyfed 51 2 85 0 Gwent 265 120 88 15 Gwynedd 0 10 0 0 Mid Glamorgan 462 34 170 0
Jobs Forecast Indigenous1 Foreign-Owned2 Welsh Counties New Sustained New Sustained Powys 0 0 0 0 South Glamorgan 745 0 0 0 West Glamorgan 109 0 117 20 Total 1,692 166 770 35 Note:
For the purpose of these tables:
1 Indigenous companies are those where the ultimate holding company is registered in the UK
2 Foreign-owned companies are those where the ultimate holding company is registered overseas