asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing in terms of 1975 prices the amount of new inward investment, excluding retained profits, and so on, in manufacturing industry in Wales in each of the past three years, in 1971 and in 1977 distinguishing between the European Economic Community, European Free Trade Association and the principal supplying countries;(2) if he will provide such information as is available as to the proportion of
(a) United States and (b) Japanese new inward investment, excluding retained profits and so on, in Wales in each of the past three years which was allocated to (a) manufacturing production in Wales, (b) the service and distribution of imports and (c) service industries.
I regret that it is not possible to provide this information. Inward direct investment covers a wide range of financial transactions between overseas direct investors and the accounting centres of their United
| Numbers and size of holdings and enterprises* | ||||
| June 1976 | June 1981 | |||
| Crops and grass area | Number of holdings ('000) with | 0·1 to 19·9 hectares | 14·7 | 11·8 |
| 20 to 49·9 hectares | 11·0 | 9·9 | ||
| 50 to 99·9 hectares | 5·0 | 5·1 | ||
| 100 hectares and over | 1·5 | 1·8 | ||
| Total | 32·2 | 28·6 | ||
| Average crops and grass area per holding (hectares)† Per cent. of total crops and grass area on holdings with | 32·9 | 37·9 | ||
| 0·1 to 19·9 hectares | 12·7% | 10·4% | ||
| 100 hectares and over | 21·0% | 27·2% | ||
| Size of business (smd)‡ | Number of holdings ('000) with | Under 250 smd | 18·7 | 16·2 |
| 250 to 499 smd | 7·7 | 6·5 | ||
| 500 to 999 smd | 4·9 | 5·2 | ||
| 1,000 smd and over | 1·3 | 1·6 | ||
| Total | 32·6 | 29·6 | ||
| Holdings 250 smd and over≑ | Average size of business (smd) | 603·4 | 649·5 | |
| Average total area per holding (hectares) | 83·4 | 87·0 | ||
| Contribution to total output (%) | 83·6% | 86·1% | ||
| Total cereals (excluding maize) | Number of holdings ('000) with | 0·1 to 19·9 hectares | 8·4 | 5·8 |
| 20 to 49·9 hectares | 0·7 | 0·7 | ||
| 50 hectares and over | 0·2 | 0·2 | ||
| Total | 9·3 | 6·8 | ||
| Average area (hectares) | 8·6 | 10·7 | ||
| Per cent. of total cereals area on holdings with 50 hectares and over of cereals | 18·6% | 23·6% | ||
| Potatoes | Number of holdings ('000) with | 0·1 to 9·9 hectares | 5·0 | 3·2 |
| 10 to 19·9 hectares | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||
| 20 hectares and over | — | — | ||
| Total | 5·1 | 3·4 | ||
| Average area (hectares) | 1·2 | 1·8 | ||
| Per cent. of total potato area on holdings with 20 hectares and over of potatoes | 21·8% | 24·2% | ||
| Sugar beet | Number of holdings ('000) with | 0·1 to 9·9 hectares | — | — |
| 10 to 19·9 hectares | — | — | ||
| 20 hectares and over | — | — | ||
| Total | — | — | ||
| Average area (hectares) | 13·7 | 10·0 | ||
Kingdom operations, and it is not possible to allocate such transactions to the individual operating units in different areas of the United Kingdom.