asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many companies have begun or expanded their operations in the United Kingdom since the country became a member of the EEC; and how many have been established in the North-East and in Yorkshire-Humberside;(2) what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created (
a) in the United Kingdom as a whole, and ( b) in the North-East and in the Yorkshire-Humberside
Number of Offers
| Estimated Additional Employment
| ||||||||
| Yorkshire and Humberside | … | … | … | … | … | 309 | 21,600 | ||
| Northern Region | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 371 | 26,100 |
| All Assisted Areas in Great Britain | … | … | … | … | 1,761 | 137,500 | |||
The following data on the number of industrial development certificates—required
| … | … | IDCs Approved
| Estimated Additional Employment
| ||||
| Yorkshire and Humberside | … | … | … | … | … | 555 | 34,500 |
| All Non-Development Areas in Great Britain | … | … | … | 4,593 | 184,100 | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what studies he has undertaken to estimate the effect on industrial investment in East Anglia if the United Kingdom were to leave the EEC.
There have been no such studies. But the Government's view of the consequences for this country of withdrawal from the Community are set out in the White Paper on Membership of the European Community (Cmnd. 6003).