HC Deb 05 February 2004 vol 417 cc1006-9W
Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the levels of inward investment in Wales for each year since 1990, broken down by(a) source country and (b) destination by (i) constituency and (ii) local authority area. [151758]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

I have been asked to reply.

The figures collected by UK Trade and Investment Inward Investment Group for Wales since 1990 broken down by source country are as follows. The destination of these projects are not recorded by constituency or local authority area.

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
Australia 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
Austria 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Belgium 0 2 2 1 1 3 2
Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada 1 3 1 4 3 1 1
China 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
France 7 5 4 4 1 3 2
Germany 6 12 10 5 5 2 2
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
India 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 2 2 2 5 3 1 1
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 1 2 3 2 0 4 4
Japan 7 8 2 0 7 6 8
Korea 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lichtenstein 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Netherlands 1 3 4 4 1 0 2
New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 1 2 0 1 2 1 0
Poland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Singapore 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spain 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Sweden 3 2 1 0 1 1 1
Switzerland 1 1 4 2 3 0 3
Taiwan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
US 27 20 24 19 21 23 14

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Australia 2 1 1 0 1 3
Austria 0 0 1 0 1 0
Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bermuda 0 0 0 0 1 0
Canada 1 1 2 0 3 2
China 0 0 0 0 0 1
Denmark 2 1 0 0 0 1
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 1
France 3 3 2 0 6 4
Germany 7 6 7 3 5 3
Greece 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hong Kong 0 1 1 0 1 1
India 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ireland 1 1 3 4 7 4
Israel 0 0 0 0 0 1
Italy 3 2 2 2 0 4
Japan 12 5 7 6 8 2
Korea 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 1
Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lichtenstein 1 1 0 1 0 0
Netherlands 1 2 0 1 2 1
New Zealand 0 0 0 1 0 0
Norway 1 2 0 1 1 1
Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Singapore 0 0 0 2 0 1

This is based on information provided by companies at the time of announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. These figures include only those projects where the Inward Investment Group and its regional partners were involved or which have come to their notice.

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
South Africa 0 0 0 0 2 0
Spain 0 0 1 1 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0 1 1 1
Switzerland 0 0 1 1 1 1
Taiwan 1 1 1 2 0 1
Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 0 1 0 0 0 0
US 20 18 17 13 20 21