§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs for school leavers will be created by the job creation programme in (1) Cheshire, (2) Macclesfield and (3) Congleton.
§ Mr. John FraserThe Manpower Services Commission has approved three projects from Cheshire, which will provide 65 jobs, mostly for young people, in Ellesmere Port. Macclesfield Borough
Total fatal accidents reported Construction industries Engineering industries* Number reported Percentage of total (1) Number reported Percentage of total (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1970— March quarter … 141 41 29.1 49 34.8 June quarter … 152 56 36.8 54 35.5 197— March quarter … 135 46 34.1 48 35.6 June quarter … 133 46 34.6 40 30.0 1972— March quarter … 139 49 35.3 51 36.7 June quarter … 106 51 48.1 32 30.2 1973— March quarter … 125 52 41.6 37 29.6 June quarter … 138 61 44.2 44 31.9 1974— March quarter … 111 41 36.9 35 31.5 June quarter … 142 44 31.0 37 26.1 1975— March quarter … 94 34 36.2 35 37.2 June quarter … 87 44 50.6 23 26.4 * Metal processing, general engineering and electrical engineering. It is regretted that the information regarding prosecutions cannot be supplied without a disproportionate expenditure of staff time.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many nonfatal
654WCouncil has expressed interest in sponsoring a project, but so far no applications have been received from either Macclesfield or Congleton. Two other applications from sponsors in Cheshire are receiving attention, and any further proposals which are forthcoming will be urgently and sympathetically considered.