§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons in the Rother Valley constituency and in the county of South Yorkshire who have benefited from the various job creation and job saving schemes available during the last two years.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, up to 12th November, 99 projects involving 9,904 jobs had been started in South Yorkshire. Separate figures for the Rother Valley constituency are not available. Up to 12th November, 15 projects providing 123 jobs had been approved in the Rotherham District Council area under the job creation programme. Under the Temporary Employment Subsidy Scheme for which my Department is responsible, up to 5th November, five applications had been received, covering 261 workers, of which four have been approved, covering 251390W workers in the Rother Valley. In South Yorkshire, 29 applications have been received, covering 2,164 workers, of which 27 have been approved covering 1,958 workers.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of new jobs which have been created in the Rother Valley constituency and in South Yorkshire following investment or support from public funds during the last two years.