§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the President of the Board of Trade how many new jobs, approximately, showing male and female employments separately, are estimated to have been steered into the area of the South Yorkshire coalfield 418W since 1st August, 1967 with the assistance of his Department; and how many new jobs he aims to help to provide there during 1968.
§ Mr. DarlingIn the period 1st August, 1967 to 31st December, 1967, 26 industrial development certificates have been approved in the Yorkshire Coalfield subdivision of the Yorkshire and Humberside Region. These schemes, when complete and fully manned, were estimated by the applicants to provide 420 new jobs of which 200 would be jobs for men and 220 for women. I am unable to estimate the number of new jobs likely to arise through i.d.c. approvals in 1968.