§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many 249W new jobs have been created in the Hull local employment area since the Local Employment Act 1970 in each year.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret comprehensive figures of jobs created in both the manufacturing and service sectors are not available. However, applicants for IDCs approved in the Hull travel-to-work area✶ estimated that the following additional jobs would be created when the projects were complete and fully manned:
Year† Estimated Additional Employment from IDCs approved March‡—31st December 1970 1,580 1971 410 1972 830 ✶ The Hull travel-to-work area comprises the employment exchange areas of Hull, Beverley and Hessle. † A meaningful comparison between years is not possible because the exemption limit in this area, below which an IDC is not required, was raised from 5,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. in December 1970 and to 15,000 sq. ft. in July 1972. ‡ The provisions of the Local Employment Act 1970 came into force on 5th March 1970.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications were received for industrial development certificates and how many were granted for the Hull employment area during 1972; how many new jobs they created; and how this compares with the years 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing are the figures for IDC approvals in the Hull travel-to-work area.✶ There were no refusals in these years.
Year Number of IDC Approvals Estimated Additional employment from IDCs Approved† 1970 … 47 1,640 1971 … 21 410 1972 … 30 830 A meaningful comparison is not possible because the exemption limit in this area, below which an IDC is not required, was raised from 5,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. in December 1970 and to 15,000 sq. ft. in July 1972. ✶ Comprises the employment exchange areas of Hull, Beverley, and Hessle. † Jobs estimated by the applicants to arise when the projects are complete and fully manned.