§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs in(a) the north-west, (b) Lancashire and (c) Burnley have been (i) created and (ii) sustained in the last year as a direct result of the work of the north-west development agency. [65550]
§ Alan JohnsonDuring 2001–02, 14,655 jobs were created, and 14,868 jobs were safeguarded, across the north-west as a result of the work of the north-west development agency. Of these, 1,651 jobs were created, and 1,684 jobs safeguarded, in Lancashire; and 593 jobs were created, and 311 jobs safeguarded, in Burnley during the same period.