§ Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade what action has been taken in the last twelve months under the Local Employment Act, 1960, with regard to Sunderland.
§ Mr. ErrollThe attention of a large number of firms has been drawn to the facilities offered by the Sunderland area, and sites in the area have been shown by the Board of Trade's regional office to representatives of many of these firms. Assistance under the Local Employment Act has been approved for ten projects in the area and a further seven are under consideration. Altogether about 4,000 new jobs are in prospect.