§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimates she has made of the level of404W inward investment into (a) Roxburgh and Berwickshire, (b) the Scottish Borders, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK over the last 10 years. [85704]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe number of inward investments in Scotland and the UK during the financial years 1992–2002 are as follows:
Scotland UK 1992–93 61 332 1993–94 87 432 1994–95 81 455 1995–96 72 497 1996–97 76 497 1997–98 75 631 1998–99 55 669 1999–2000 75 800 2000–01 74 881 2001–02 61 827 Invest-UK does not hold inward investment for sub regions.
The figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. There is no requirement to notify Invest-UK of such decisions. These figures include only those projects where Invest-UK and its regional partners were involved or which have come to their notice.