§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications for temporary employment subsidy were received by his Department from companies in the North-West from the introduction of the scheme to the latest available date.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 4th February 1977, 819 applications had been received in the North-West covering 58,984 workers. Of these, 658 applications covering 50,944 workers had been approved and 144 applications covering 7,211 workers were under consideration.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment, if he will list in the Official Report the number of applications for temporary employment subsidy from ocmpanies in the North-West, broken down according to the Standard Industrial Classification; and what is the percentage of the total number of jobs in each industry which have been saved.
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§ Mr. GoldingI regret the information is not available in the exact form requested. As at 4th February 1977, 819 applications covering 58,984 workers had been received in the North-West; of these 658 applications covering 50,944 workers had been approved and 144 applications covering 7,211 workers were under consideration.
SIC Order Numbers NW Number of approved applications (as at 31st December 1976) NW Percentage of total work force (as at 30thSeptember 1976 1 … Agriculture, forestry and fishing — — 2 … Mining and quarrying 4 1.03 3 … Food, drink and tobacco 11 0.34 4, 5 … Coal, petroleum and chemical products 9 0.47 6 … Metal manufacture 13 2.87 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 … Engineering and allied industries 109 1.91 13, 14, 15 … Textiles, leather and clothing 330 16.12 16, 17, 18, 19 … Other manufacturing 62 1.95 20 … Construction 17 0.43 21 … Gas, electricity and water — — 22 … Transport and communication 14 0.23 23 … Distributive trades 17 0.49 24, 25, 26 … Financial, professional and miscellaneous services 22 0.08 27 … Public administration and defence — —