§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the latest information he has as to how many jobs in Inverclyde have been created by the activities of the Inverclyde initiative from its inception;
(2) what steps he has taken to assess the accuracy of job creation forecasts for Inverclyde, given to him by the Inverclyde initiative since its inception.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 June 1990]: The total number of jobs created by projects which have been assisted by the Inverclyde initiative between March 1985 and May 1990 is approximately 3,840.
This figure is based on information provided to the initiative by the companies it has assisted and its own records of placements under the training and employment grants scheme. The figures have been checked to exclude any element of double counting. Responsibility for monitoring and evaluation of integrated area initiatives led by the Scottish Development Agency is primarily a matter for the agency.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list all groups and organisations within the Inverclyde district council area which have received urban aid or programme support in(a) 1988–89, (b) 1989–90 and (c) 1990–91; and if he will identify the level of grant received in each case and the conditions attached to each award.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 June 1990]: The information requested is set out in the table. A number of 618W applications for approval of additional expenditure in 1990–91, including some relating to the Inverclyde area, are still under consideration. Details of conditions attached to projects could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Inverclyde district council area: Urban programme approved expenditure on projects run by local groups (a) (b) (c) Name of group/organisation 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 £ £ £ Port Glasgow Community Enterprise Ltd. 30,395 21,276 — Port Glasgow Upper East Community Council 4,552 5,534 5,811 Glenbrae Advisory Group 76,901 60,643 2,717 Quarrier's Homes 54,979 59,826 15,154 Greenock Employment Action Group 47,002 49,353 30,228 Inverclyde Drugline 26,658 43,879 43,813 Gibshill/Weir Street Community Council 28,136 32,494 34,119 Inverclyde Tutoring Project Executive Committee 34,702 42,480 37,170 Ravenscraig Youth Action Group 49,280 131,424 80,585 Threshold Printing Project Steering Group — — 42,759 St. Kenneth's Day Centre Committee 18,410 7,833 8,225 Bow Farm Community Council Caraven Project 41,799 49,288 51,753 South West Greenock Employment Group 41,841 47,426 49,797 Octavia Tenants Hall 81 — — Inverclyde Resources Ltd. 6,021 14,127 33,342 Larkfield Youth Action Management Committee 51,616 36,976 64,368 Strone/Maukinhill Forum 43,932 55,787 51,652 Second Chance Learning Management Group 44,126 67,639 68,706 Greenock East Credit Union 36,857 11,900 12,495 Larkfield Community Council 17,664 4,985 5,234 Inverclyde Womens Aid 38,700 43,839 56,441 Venture Group Inverclyde Initiative 11,205 20,932 22,853 The Westburn Centre (Community and Enterprises) Ltd. 60,000 — — Gibshill Youth Club 14,029 3,682 — Larkfield Community Newspaper Group — 13,247 — Bluebird Family Centre Parents Committee — 3,000 — Port Glasgow Association of Tenants Groups 86,592 109,406 101,737 Inverclyde Targeted Training and Employment Initiative — — 46,760
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his current estimate of the cost to Her Majesty's Government of the Inverclyde enterprise zone; broken down into(a) rate relief and (b) capital allowances.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 19 June 1990]: The initial estimate of the overall cost to the Government of developing the Inverclyde enterprise zone was given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister in Greenock on 30 March 1988 when she announced agreement to the designation of the zone. That estimate of £25 million excluded any selective financial assistance. The costs of both rate relief and capital allowances are dependent on the scale, timing and type of developments in the zone during its 10-year life span.