§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs have been saved by the Northern Ireland Finance Corporation in each year of its operation; how many new jobs created; and what was the total expenditure involved.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 742], gave the following answer:
Between August 1972, when the Northern Ireland Finance Corporation was established, and 31st March this year, it provided assistance totalling nearly £17 million to 36 companies. Of these, five have ceased to trade; the remainder cur- 188W for Citybus, Ulsterbus and Northern Ire land Railways, respectively, in each of the last five years; and how much profit or loss was made by each authority.
§ Mr. Concannon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 743], gave the following information:
rently employ between them nearly 3,100 persons, of whom just over 420 are in projects established within the past four years.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs have been lost in manufacturing industry in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; how many firms have closed down; and how many have reduced their work force.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 742], circulated the following answer:
Complete information on redundancies is not available but the number of persons 189W employed in manufacturing industry in Northern Ireland who from 1st September 1971 to 31st December 1975 have qualified for payments under the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payment Act (N.I.) 1965 was as follows:
1.9.71–31.12.71 1,183 1972 2,882 1973 1,984 1974 1,649 1975 6,314 The number of manufacturing establishments in Northern Ireland which closed in the 12-month period 1st June to 31st May each year was as follows:
Comparable statistics are not yet available for the period from 1st June 1975.
1971–72 119 1972–73 162 1973–74 129 1974–75 188 Information on the number of firms which reduced their work force is not available.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many engineering firms in Northern Ireland have closed down or reduced their work force in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 743], gave the following information:
The number of engineering establishments in Northern Ireland which closed in the 12-month period 1st June to 31st May each year was as follows: 1971–72, 28; 1972–73, 24; 1973–74, 36; 1974–75, 50. Comparable statistics are not yet available for the period from 1st June 1975.
Information on the number of firms which reduced their work force is not available.