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Mr. Griffiths
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs are estimated to haw been created by inward investment: since 1979.
Mr. Butcher
From information provided to the Invest in Britain Bureau by the companies themselves, it is estimated that nearly 148,000 new jobs will be created as a result of inward investment decisions taken within the years 1979 to 1986 inclusive. Many more jobs will have been safeguarded.