§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people employed in (a) the Hull travel-to-work area, (b) North Humberside and (c) South Humberside, respectively, are
Sponsor Project Description Number of jobs Hull travel-to-work area Kingston-upon-Hull City Council … South Orbital Road Archaeological Excavations 10 Humberside County Council … Transport Survey 7 Humberside County Council … Welfare Cadets to assist social services 30 North Humberside North Wolds Borough Council … Cleaning and tidying Carnaby Industrial Estate 5 North Wolds Borough Council … Preparing car park 3 North Wolds Borough Council … Bridlington Harbour improvement scheme 2 North Wolds Borough Council … Cleaning rural ditches and extending Driffield Car Park 2 North Wolds Borough Council … Regrading and cultivating North Cliff 5 South Humberside Grimsby Borough Council … Clearance of Carr Plantation amenity area 5 All Areas Humberside County Council … Clearing diseased elm trees 6
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has to increase the number of industrial apprenticeships in North Humberside and the Hull travel-to-work area, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week announced further Government support for measures proposed by the Manpower Services Commission, including schemes to safeguard apprentice training. I am informed by the Commission that the Training Services Agency is discussing, with industrial training boards, the action required to encourage employers to recruit more apprentices in 1976.
588Wnow employed and are anticipated as being employed under the Government's job creation programme;
(2) how many, and what projects employing how many persons, have beeen approved under the Government's job creation measures in the Hull travel-to-work area, North Humberside and South Humberside, respectively.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the table below shows the projects so far approved in the Hull travel-to-work area, North Humberside and South Humberside respectively and the number of jobs involved. The newly formed Action Committee for Yorkshire and Humberside will meet shortly to consider further applications from Humberside.