§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the inward investment projects his Department has announced in the past 12 months, giving the location, the expected cash investment and expected number of jobs to be created; and if he will make a statement. [74183]
§ Mr. HainDuring the last twelve months, Welsh Office Ministers have announced or welcomed the following projects, the vast majority of which are inward investment projects. A total of 25 companies bringing over 6,000 jobs is involved.
Company Location Costs(£ million) Jobs Air International Blaina 10 100 Autokuhler Tonyrefail 3 50 Bank One Cardiff — 1,000 Cartoinvest Flintshire 18 140 Cross Chemicals Llangefni 4 72 Radun Controls Aberdare 0.65 50 Engineered Plastic Comps Ebbw Vale 2 72 Firstplus Cardiff 10 500 Gyrus Cardiff 2.5 150 Leaveland Shoe Pembroke Dock — 154 Legal and General Cardiff — 1,050 Moeller Cwmfelinfach 4 100 O P Chocolate Merthyr 1.5 50 PHS Group Caerphilly — 80 Tokai Rika St. Asaph 6 154 Traxdata Dinas Isaf 5.8 171 Ethnic Cuisine Llansamlet — 60 Karavale Enterprises Cwmbran 10 380 International Rectifier Penllergaer 30 539 Wall Colmonoy Pontardawe 2 70 Toprak Ceramics Deeside 38 430 International Telemedicine Cardiff 0.95 70 Tomoe Valve Newport — 100 Cymru Country Chickens Llangefni 10 250 Grundig Satellite Llantrisant 4 215 Total 162.40 6,007 Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.