§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the South Shields constituency, the effects on South Shields of his Department's polices and actions since 2 May 1997. [153083]
§ Mr. CabornIt is not possible to quantify the direct effect of all the Department's policies and actions. However, we do hold statistical information on the programmes administered by the Department and the expected effects of that funding in the South Shields constituency are set out.542W
Nature of funding Number of companies Amount offered Jobs created Jobs safeguarded 1997–98 Regional Selective Assistance 5 485,000 68 82 Enterprise Grants 0 0 0 0 SMART 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Regional Selective Assistance 2 42,000 10 0 Enterprise Grants 0 0 0 0 SMART 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 Regional Selective Assistance 3 131,000 54 2 Enterprise Grants 0 0 0 0 SMART 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Regional Selective Assistance 2 610,000 169 80 Enterprise Grants 1 19,500 0 17 SMART 0 0 0 0