§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the amount of foreign direct investment in the south-east region in 2001–02. [107153]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe Invest-UK recorded 139 inward investments decisions in the south-east region in 2001–02. This is based on information provided by companies at the time of announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. To avoid more bureaucracy, there is no requirement to notify Invest UK of such decisions, so these figures include only those projects where Invest UK and its regional partners were involved or, which have come to their notice. There is no requirement to notify Invest-UK of such decisions, so these figures include only those projects where Invest-UK and its regional partners were involved or, which have come to their notice.