§ Mr. Dellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what sum is paid annually by way of regional employment premium to firms on Merseyside; and whether he can divide that figure by industries.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe total payments of regional employment premium made to firms in the Merseyside Development Area each year since 1967–68 are as follows:
Financial Year Total Payments 1967–68 £6 million 1968–69 £19 million 1969–70 £21 million 1970–71 £20 million 1971–72 £21 million 1972–73 £19 million A breakdown of these payments by industry is not available and the cost of obtaining this information would be considerable.
§ Mr. Dellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has regarding redundancies on Merseyside in 1970, 1971, 1972 and so far during 1973.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkInformation on redundancies in the Liverpool travel-to-work area recorded by my Department is as follows:
Year Number of people recorded as due to become redundant 1970 9,460 1971 12,300 1972 7,380 January-June 1973 2,040