§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications he has received for temporary employment subsidy; how many were approved; and how many jobs were involved from the Northern Region and the Mid-Northumberland local employment area, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 22nd July, 291 applications in respect of 29,086 workers had been received from firms in the Northern Region. Of these, 204 applications covering 18,119 workers had been approved. At the same date, seven applications in respect of 364 workers had been received from firms in the mid-Northumberland local employment area. All seven applications have been approved.