§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications for temporary employment subsidy have been made in the North-West in 1976 to date; how many have been granted; what is the average number of jobs saved; and what is the average 285W length of time required to process such applications.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 11th June, the latest available date, 262 applications covering 19,045 workers had been received from employers in the North-West in 1976. Of these 164 applications had been approved affecting 12,303 workers. The average number of jobs saved was 75, and the average length of time required to process such applications was about three weeks.