§ Mr. John Stradling Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements are made to ascertain the amount of new employment provided by projects for which assistance is offered under the Local Employment Acts.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantIn accordance with a recommendation of the Estimates Committee in its Seventh Report in Session 1962–3 (paragraph 38(2)), an inquiry has been carried out on a quarterly basis into the jobs provided by a sample of firms which have received assistance under these Acts. Experience has shown that a quarterly inquiry is unnecessary. In future it will be undertaken less frequently; and at the same time the sample of firms approached will be extended in order to increase the reliability of the results. A summary of the information obtained will continue to be published in the Annual Report prepared under Section 23 of the Local Employment Act, 1960.