HL Deb 31 January 1991 vol 525 cc35-6WA
The Earl of Shrewsbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many new jobs have been created by the Black Country Development Corporation's operations.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment (Baroness thatch)

At the end of September 1990 the Black Country Development Corporation had created directly or indirectly through its operations 6,079 permanent jobs.

The Earl of Shrewsbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the area in square feet of completed and operational developments for the use of manufacturing industry created by the Black Country Development Corporation since the setting up of the corporation.

Baroness Blatch

At the end of September 1990 the Black Country Development Corporation had generated directly and indirectly 1,446,889 sq. ft. of manufacturing floorspace completed or under construction since its designation in May 1987. The total of all industrial and commercial floorspace completed or under construction at the end of September 1990 was 3,276,705 sq. ft.