§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the number of new jobs which have been created and the number of redundancies which have occurred in the manufacturing sector for the Caernarvon employment exchange area over the past 12 months.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieI regret that comprehensive figures for jobs created in the manufacturing sector are not available. 173 redundancies were notified in 1974. With the upgrading of North West Wales to special development area status and the doubling of the regional employment premium, firms developing in Caernarvon are now eligible to receive a wide range of incentives. The Department's advance factory was let in June212W 1974; this is expected eventually to provide about 50 jobs.