HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 c74W
Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much public aid has been given to the LG Electronics group since 1997; how many jobs were expected to have been created as a result; how many jobs have been created; and if she will make a statement. [121903]

Jacqui Smith

No payments of aid have been made to the LG Electronics group by the Department of Trade and Industry since 1 January 1997. However, I understand that, in Wales, regional selective assistance (RSA) has been paid to LG Electronics in relation to the company's investment at Newport. Responsibility for the RSA scheme in Wales now rests with the Welsh Assembly Government.