§ 30. Mr. Brewisasked the President of the Board of Trade how many proposals for assistance under the Local Employment Act, 1960, have been granted to new industries starting in development districts after the railway lines thereto have been closed down.
§ Mr. D. PriceMy right hon. Friend cannot obtain this information without a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort.
§ 43. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade on what basis he has selected leading companies with growth prospects for the purposes of expansion in development districts; how many of these companies' representatives he has met in the past month; and what have been the results of these discussions.
§ Mr. D. PriceIn making the selection, the Board of Trade have taken into account information available to them about the companies' capital investment plans and other factors which suggest that they might be able to help in the development of these districts. The first of these discussions will take place at the end of April.
§ Mr. Randallasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the list of development districts, together with those stop-listed, stating the number and percentage rate of wholly unemployed in each district for the past 12 months.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe following is the information: 3W
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DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS UNDER THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1960 Wholly Unemployed, average for the year April, 1962-March, 1963 Districts on the stop list marked * Local Office or Group of Offices Year ending March, 1963, Average Numbers Average Percentage NORTHERN REGION Aspatria 77 5.2 Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor 2,775 6.0 (3) Blaydon 639 5.4 Blyth 576 4.3 (5) Chester-le-Street 573 5.1 (5) Guisborough, Loftus and Saltburn 605 5.9 (1) Consett 627 3.0 (4) Darlington 1,272 2.6 Hartlepools 2,858 7.6 Haswell 163 4.8 Horden 709 5.1 Houghton-le-Spring 805 5.3 Prudhoe 165 5.0 Seaham 594 3.8 Seaton Delaval 289 8.5 (1)Stanley 806 4.2 Sunderland, Pallion and Southwick 5,668 6.5 (6) Tees-side: Middlesbrough, Billingham, Redcar, South Bank, and Stockton and Thornahy 8,603 4.9 South-East Tyneside 4,366 6.5 Whitby 286 6.4 (1) Wingate 454 4.9 Workington, Cockermouth and Maryport 1,080 4.0 YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE Bridlington 379 4.6 SOUTH WESTERN REGION (6) Bideford 313 4.0 Camelford 103 5.5 Falmouth 799 8.0 Gunnislake 78 11.3 Helston 202 5.3 Ilfracombe 223 7.2 Liskeard and Looe 258 5.5 Newquay and Perranporth 364 5.0 Penzance, St. Ives and St. Mary's 725 5.8 Redruth and Camborne 783 5.3 NORTH WESTERN REGION (6) Widnes 1,105 5.2 Merseyside and Prescot 31,550 5.1 WALES Ammanford and Garnant 407 5.0 Anglesey 1,054 9.1 Blaenau Ffestiniog 124 2.8 Caernarvon, Bangor, Bethesda and Penygroes 1,055 6.3 (2) Llanelly, Burry Port, Gorseinon, Kidwelly, Pontardulais and Tumble 2176 5.3 *Merthyr Tydfil Group 947 4.0 Milford Haven 724 13.5 *Pembroke Dock 373 9.6 Pwllheli and Portmadoc 432 5.4 Rhondda Group 1,742 6.2 *Rhyl 623 4.8 *Tonyrefail and Pontyclun 372 5.1 *Ystalyfera and Pontardawe 363 4.0
Local Office or Group of Offices Year ending March, 1963, Average Numbers Average Percentage SCOTLAND Aberdeen, Inverurie and Stonehaven 3,354 3.5 Anstruther 133 5.3 Ardrossan, Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston 1,727 6.7 Bathgate, Broxburn, East and West Calders 1,725 6.4 Cumnock 844 6.0 Dumbarton, Alexandria and Helensburgh 1,683 7.0 Dundee/Broughty Ferry 3,224 3.7 Dunfermline, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath and Inverkeithing 2,408 4.8 Girvan 184 5.7 Glasgow Group (including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen) 27,283 4.6 Greenock and Port Glasgow 3,413 8.1 Highlands and Islands 5,639 6.9 Kilbirnie and Dairy 348 4.7 (3) Kilsyth 213 2.7 (1) Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Leven and Methil 2,976 6.0 Lesmahagow 219 6.9 North Lanarkshire 9,616 6.3 *Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew 2,563 3.6 Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie 1,389 5.7 Rothesay 192 6.7 Sanquhar 181 7.5 Shotts 491 7.5 Stranraer 478 7.7 (1) Became a development district on 7th May, 1962. (2) Restored to the list of development districts on 26th June, 1962. (3) Became a development district on 19th July, 1962. (4) Became a development district on 19th September, 1962. (5) Became a development district on 8th November, 1962. (6) Became a development district on 26th February, 1963.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many inquiries have been made in the last month by firms willing to expand in the development districts; how many expressed interest in Scotland; and when they will be able to begin their activities in cases where financial assistance is being offered.
§ Mr. D. PriceInquiries have been received from 132 firms interested in the development districts. Fifty-two of these firms expressed interest in Scotland. These inquiries, all made since 18th March, 1963, have not reached the stage where financial assistance has been offered.