§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage 38W of the national total of employment in manufacturing industries is in the development districts as defined by the Local Employment Act; and what percentage of the total new jobs in these industries has been provided in those districts since April, 1960.
§ Mr. ErrollAreas now listed as development districts account for about 11 per cent. of all insured employees in manufacturing industries. Over 25 per cent. of the jobs estimated to arise from manufacturing projects for which industrial development certificates were issued from 1st April, 1960, to 31st December, 1962, were for development districts.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade has been the total number of new jobs created in the development districts of England, Wales and Scotland, respectively, since April, 1960; and what has been the total number outside those districts.
§ Mr. ErrollThe figures are as follows:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED FROM 1ST APRIL, 1960 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1962* — Estimated Employment† In Development Districts Outside Development Districts England … 34,326 182,600 Wales … 5,763 15,534 Scotland … 28,493 3,688 Notes
* The totals include provisional figures for 1962.
† Employment estimates are as given by the firms concerned.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of development districts in England, Wales, and Scotland, respectively; in how many of them has no industrial development occurred as a direct result of the operation of the Local Employment Act; and what proportion of the total insured population in all development districts this represents.
§ Mr. ErrollDevelopment districts are defined in terms of Ministry of Labour employment exchange areas, some of which are grouped together into larger areas within which there is an established 39W pattern of travel-to-work. Counting each such group as one development district, there are 36 development districts in England, 13 in Wales and 38 in Scotland, a total of 87 for Great Britain. Of that total 20, covering 7.2 per cent. of the insured popoulation in the development districts have not so far had projects to which assistance has been offered under the Local Employment Act.