§ Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will make a statement on the (a) level of financial investment and (b) number of jobs created by (1) LEDU and (2) the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland within (i) North, (ii) South, (iii) East and (iv) West Belfast for the period 1987 to 1997. [34320]
§ Mr. IngramAvailable information is listed in the tables. Details on jobs created by LEDU are not available by Parliamentary Constituency.
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Table A: Industrial development board (IDB) £000 Belfast constituency 87/88 88/89 89/90 90/91 91/92 92/93 93/94 94/95 95/96 96/97 Jobs safeguarded North 46 — — — 335 37 — 20 3 225 South 95 — — 215 25 75 100 62 61 26 East 358 161 491 — 61 230 26 168 656 — West 312 640 293 540 360 72 135 830 24 770 1The figures provided for IDB financial assistance relate only to Selective Financial Assistance (SFA). 2IDB figures refer to jobs promoted, not created.
Table B: "Financial Investment" by LEDU £million Belfast constituency Financial commitment (1 April 1988–1 December 1997) North 18.9 South 17.7 East 11.8 West 12.4 Notes:
Above figures relate to direct assistance to companies. They include funding made available under the Making Belfast Work (MBW) Programme and the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (SSPPR).
Information on investment prior to 1 April 1998 is not readily available in this format.
§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list(a) the level of financial investment and (b) the number of jobs created by LEDU within Northern Ireland for the years 1987 to 1997. [34324]
§ Mr. IngramThe expenditure figures as outlined below represent LEDU expenditure on its main programmes of support as well as expenditure incurred through the Making Belfast Work and Making Londonderry Work schemes. This financial assistance is paid out both directly to clients and indirectly through third parties providing assistance to small businesses on LEDU's behalf.
£ million Year Expenditure 1987–88 18.0 1988–89 26.6 1989–90 28.6 1990–91 25.9 1991–92 26.2 1992–93 23.3 1993–94 22.7 1994–95 24.9 1995–96 24.1 1996–97 23.7 Prior to 1990–91 the principle measure of LEDU performance was job promotions—jobs promised by client companies in return for financial assistance. The job promotion figures for 1987–88 to 1990–91 are as follows:
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Year Jobs promoted 1987–88 4,047 1988–89 4,395 1989–90 5,221 1990–91 5,501 Since 1991–92 actual net employment change within all LEDU client companies has become the principle measure of LEDU performance. Net employment change for the years 1991–92 to 1996–97 are as follows:
Year Net employment change 1991–92 -650 1992–93 730 1993–94 1,630 1994–95 3,500 1995–96 3,060 1996–97 3,525