§ 29. Mr. Hendryasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development how many new jobs have arisen as a result of aid under the Local Employment Act in each year since 1960, and in the first four months of 1964 in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. D. PriceProjects for which assistance under the Local Employment Acts has been offered up to the end of April, 1964, are expected to provide 52,000 new jobs in Scotland, 69,000 in England, and nearly 10,000 in Wales. Following is a table analysing these totals according to the years in which the assistance was offered:
Year in which assistance offered Scotland England Wales 1960–61 … 18,300 21,900 5,700 1961–62 … 7,200 7,500 2,800 1962–63 … 6,700 17,200 700 1963–64 … 17,700 19,900 700 April, 1964 … 2,200 2,800 100