§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the cumulative total of applications for temporary employment subsidies approved in each employment office area in Staffordshire.
§ Mr. GoldingThe cumulative total of approved applications for subsidy in Staffordshire, as at 16th February 1978, are given in the table below:
Employment Office Area Number of approved applications Number of workers covered Biddulph — — Burslem 2 104 Burton-on-Trent 9 606 Cannock 3 45 Cheadle — — Hanley 5 270 Kidsgrove 1 26 Leek 8 675 Lichfield 3 267 Longton 2 303 Newcastle-under-Lyme 4 601 Rugeley 4 34 Stafford 5 363 Stoke-on-Trent 25 3,924 Stone 3 142 Tamworth 6 327 Uttoxeter — — STAFFORDSHIRE 80 7,687
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications for the temporary employment subsidy have been received from companies in the area covered by the Macclesfield constituency since the scheme was introduced; and how many workers are involved.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that I am unable to give information in the precise form requested. As at 16th February, 14 applications in respect of 912 jobs had been approved in the Macclesfield employment office area.