§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many jobs will eventually result at Coryton in the Thurrock constituency from the construction of the £70 million fluid catalytic cracker unit.
Mr. Alan WilliamsIn the next two to three years, the project will provide an average of some 850 construction jobs, reaching a peak of 1,700, in the locality. The project will also give rise to about 50 permanent jobs. The purpose of the grant was to bring forward investment as part of counter-cyclical policy.