§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Japanese investment projects there were into Britain in(a)1996–97, (b)1997–98, (c)1998–99, (d)1999–2000 and (e)2000–01; what their size was; and how many of those projects were (i) engineering and (ii) manufacturing based. [46344]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe figures provided are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. They are based on the companies' best estimate, at that time, of the number of jobs associated with each investment.
There is no requirement on companies to notify inward investment decisions to Invest. UK and so the figures include only those projects where Invest. UK or its regional partners were involved or which have come to their notice. They are therefore likely to be an underestimate. The number of manufacturing projects notified by year is provided but Invest. UK does not record the number of all engineering projects during the period concerned.
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Number of projects Number in manufacturing Total investment £ 1996–97 43 30 838,729,000 1997–98 59 38 330,510,000 1998–99 43 30 786,227,000 1999–2000 62 28 372,919,000 2000–01 52 24 358,020,000