The planned schedule allows for negotiation and award of a construction contract by the end of December 2000. The vessel is expected to be ready for service in March 2003. To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on attracting inward investment into the United Kingdom. With my right hon. Based on information provided by the companies at the time of the announcement, it is estimated that these projects will create over 52,700 new jobs.
More overseas companies choose to invest here than anywhere in Europe.
They do so because the UK is the best place to do business. In addition, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced today that the Invest In Britain Bureau, the Government's national inward investment marketing organisation, which is a part of British Trade International, will be rebranded 'Invest. I am arranging for a copy of Invest. UK's Annual Review to be placed in the House of Commons Library.