§ Mr. Cowansasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures to the latest convenient date, of the number of people currently employed under the job creation programme in the following areas (a) the Northern Region, and (b) other regions as applicable.
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§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the precise number of people currently employed under the job creation programme are not available. However, the numbers of jobs approved on curent projects in each region is as follows:
Northern Region 9,005 London and the South-East 3,776 Merseyside 4,856 Midlands 1,844 North-West 3,814 South-West 2,711 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,495 Scotland East and North 5,923 Scotland West 5,459 Wales 5,520