§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the totals of the various grants, loans and subsidies given to firms in: (a) the North-West (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) 565W Ormskirk in each of the last three years; how many jobs have been saved; and how much they amount to per head of the employed population.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following information relates to the various schemes and subsidies administered by my Department: I regret that it is not possible in all cases to give the information in the form requested.
The approximate number of persons assisted in each area so far by means of the temporary employment subsidy, the recruitment subsidy and youth employment subsidy schemes which all involve payments to employers and the estimated costs are as follows:
Number of persons assisted Estimated cost* Estimated cost per head of total employees in employment in the area £ £ North-West region 53,000 42,990,000 16.07 Merseyside 9,470 6,363,000 9.13 Kirkby† 1,040 774,000 25.09 Ormskirk† 26 2,900 0.20 * Estimated cost assumes payment of subsidy for the maximum period in each case. † The figures for Kirkby and Ormskirk refer to Employment office areas. The following estimated amounts of Regional Employment Permium were paid to firms in Merseyside SDA:
Financial year Estimated amount paid Estimated amount paid per head of total employees in employment in the area £ million £ 1973–74 20 28.16 1974–75 27 38.01 1975–76 36 51.66 In addition, direct assistance paid to firms under the scheme to encourage training in industry in assisted areas was as follows:
NORTH-WEST REGION Financial year Amount paid Amount paid per head of total employees in employment in the area £ £ 1973–74 403,000 0.15 1974–75 1,344,000 0.50 1975–76 673,000 0.25