HC Deb 13 December 1967 vol 756 cc158-9W
Mr. Randall

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list separately the numbers of new jobs made available in the county borough of Gateshead and the Northern Region in each of the years 1951 to 1967, inclusive;

(2) what was the number of new jobs provided in Gateshead for each of the years 1960 to 1967, together with comparable figures for the Northern Region.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody:

The estimated additional employment to be provided in new industrial building completed from 1951 to 1967 inclusive in the Gateshead Employment Exchange area and in the Northern Region is given in the table below:—

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING COMPLETED FOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY*ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT†
Northern Region Gateshead Employment Exchange Area(included in figures for the Northern Region)‡
Males Total Males Total
1951 3,030 4,170 55 70
1952 2,910 3,660 160 170
1953 4,530 5,380 660 710
1954 7,150 9,240 270 380
1955 6,670 9,190 470 580
1956 3,060 5,950 80 150
1957 3,580 4,710 100 100
1958 2,820 3,420 220 260
1959 2,280 3,970 290 400
1960 1,640 2,620 80 120
1961 5,280 7,100 230 300
1962 4,280 6,520 250§ 350
1963 3,160 5,250
1964 4,590 8,350 600 1,390
1965 9,070 14,150 230 240
1966 10,490 14,800 2,410 2,510
1967¶ 2,900 4,360 360 520
*New buildings and extensions, over 5,000 sq. ft., for which industrial development certificates were issued.
† Employment expected to arise when projects arc fully manned, as estimated by the applicants for the certificates at time of application.
‡ Gateshead C.B. (wholly), Whickham U.D.C. (mainly), and a part of Chester-le-Street R.D.C.
§ Owing to the risk of disclosure of individual schemes, separate figures cannot be given for Gateshead in the years 1962 and 1963.
¶ Figures for 1967 are incomplete.