§ Mr. G. Robertsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for assistance under the Distribution of Industry (Industrial Finance) Act, 1958, have been received, to date, from England, Wales, and Scotland, respectively; how many have been accepted and how many rejected in each country; and how many persons have obtained employment as a result in each country.
§ Mr. ErrollTo date 175 firm and eligible applications have been received from England of which 20 have been accepted and 41 rejected. The corresponding figures for Wales are 42, 8 and 12; and for Scotland, 97, 27 and 8.
It is estimated that the assistance offered will provide a maximum of 1,230 additional jobs in England, 411 in Wales, and 965 in Scotland, a total of 2,606. I have no information as to how many of these jobs have so far been filled.
§ Mr. G. Robertsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications for assistance, under the Distribution of Industry (Industrial Finance) Act, 1958, have been received from Caernarvonshire; how many have been accepted; how many have been rejected; and what is the estimated number of persons who have obtained employment as a result.
§ Mr. ErrollSo far 11 firm and eligible applications have been received from Caernarvonshire for assistance under this Act. Of these 2 have been accepted and 4 rejected. The estimated maximum number of additional jobs to be provided is 55. I have no information as to the number of these jobs so far filled.