§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the number of jobs created and saved by selective financial assistance under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 in Wales in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsProjects in Wales for which offers of selective financial assistance under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 were accepted during the years in question are expected to provide or safeguard the number of jobs shown in the following table. Assistance under section 8 is not related to the provision of jobs.
Jobs provided Jobs safeguarded 1978 6,607 1,074 1979 9,738 2,235 1980 6,294 912 1981 7,257 4,324 1982 6,449 4,144
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing details of selective financial assistance accepted under sections 7 and 8, respectively, of the Industry Act 1972 in Wales in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe following table gives details of the number and value of selective financial assistance offers under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972 which were accepted in respect of projects in Wales during the relevant period.
Section 7 Section 8 Number Value £000 Number Value £000 1978 134 8,499 26 2,000 1979 177 15,511 61 1,110 1980 89 15,714 67 19,000 1981 117 19,891 24 477 1982 165 24,863 11 585 The 1982 figures for section 8 relate to the period 1 January 1982 to 30 November 1982.