§ Mr. StottTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total capital expenditure for minor and major works for each college of further education in Northern Ireland during each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramInformation in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the colleges' total capital expenditure for each financial year from 1989 to 1992 is analysed by area in the "Statements and Summary of the Education and Library Boards' Accounts"—Cmnds. 1531, 1977 and 2249—copies of which are available in the Library.
The 1992–93 and 1993–94 expenditure is as follows:
§ Mr. Tim SmithUp to 1990–91 the principal measure of LEDU performance was job promotions. The job promotion figures for 1984–85 to 1990–91 by regional area are as follows:
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Area 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 North 672 799 653 903 675 839 775 South 859 669 992 839 975 1,121 1,110 East 1,903 1,896 1,974 1,896 2,036 2,632 2,942 West 575 524 582 409 709 629 674 TOTAL 4,009 3,888 4,201 4,047 4,395 5,221 5,501 Since 1991–92 LEDU has identified net employment change within all LEDU client companies. These figures are not available on a regional basis.
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 Jobs Created 1,750 2,630 2,870 Jobs Lost due to Closures 2,400 1,610 1,530 Net Employment Change -650 1,020 1,340 It is not possible to say how many jobs created by LEDU in a given year and location are still in existence.