HC Deb 23 November 2000 vol 357 c260W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of investment in Wales was of foreign origin in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [135227]

Mr. Paul Murphy

Between 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2000, capital expenditure by overseas-owned companies, as reported at the time of the investment decision, was £512,264,000. This cannot be expressed in percentage terms since a comparable figure of total investment in Wales is not available.