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Mr. Greville Janner
asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will make provision for an investment grant against the purchase of process machinery; and
| 1980 and 1981 Manufacturing project investment decisions by foreign owned companies known to IBB In the following table: Projects—includes first time investments, expansions, joint ventures and takeovers Jobs—represents long terms projections of employment | ||||||||||||||
| Country of Origin | ||||||||||||||
| U.S.A. | West Germany | Japan | Canada | Switzerland | Sweden | Netherlands | France | Denmark | Norway | Belgium | Finland | Rest of the World | Totals | |
| North East | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 30 |
| Jobs | 1,743 | 459 | — | — | 920 | 110 | 65 | — | 25 | 254 | — | — | 150 | 3,726 |
| North West (including Cumbria) | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Jobs | 912 | 312 | — | 1,098 | 24 | 60 | — | — | 70 | — | 50 | — | — | 2,526 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | *½ | 3 | *2½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 |
| Jobs | 585 | 22 | — | 38 | — | 11 | 149 | 9 | 200 | 14 | — | — | — | 1,028 |
| West Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| Jobs | 250 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,200 | — | — | — | — | 200 | 1,704 |
| East Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | *1½ | 2 | *½ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 |
| Jobs | 86 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 190 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | 60 | 35 | — | 466 |
| South West | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Jobs | 2,257 | — | 300 | — | — | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,007 |
| London and South East (including East Anglia) | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Jobs | 324 | 299 | 400 | — | 120 | 34 | 150 | — | 94 | — | — | 28 | 350 | 1,799 |
| Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 33 |
| Jobs | 4,303 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 608 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 197 | 5,277 |
| Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 39 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 57 |
| Jobs | 8,410 | 210 | 679 | 293 | 64 | — | 301 | 225 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 10,286 |
| Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 33 |
| Jobs | 1.073 | 70 | 850 | 3,365 | 419 | 136 | — | 35 | — | 17 | — | — | 296 | 6,261 |
| Totals | ||||||||||||||
| Projects | 117 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 274 |
| Jobs | 19,943 | 1,608 | 2,234 | 4,812 | 1,737 | 827 | 1,303 | 1,469 | 392 | 285 | 110 | 63 | 1,297 | 36,080 |
| * Includes a joint venture between two foreign companies. | ||||||||||||||
whether he will consider making such grant on a two-tiered basis, namely 40 per cent. for British machines and 15 per cent. for imported machines.
Mr. MacGregor
I have no plans to add to the existing investment allowances and other schemes of industrial assistance for which process machinery may be eligible.