§ Mr. Nottasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many new jobs have been created in the St. Ives parliamentary division since 1973; and what proportion these jobs represent as a percentage of the growth in the working population of the area during the same period.
§ Mr. CryerIn the period from August 1972 up to 28th February 1978, offers totalling £686,000 were made under Section 7 of the Industry Act 1972 in aid of 15 projects in the St. Ives division344W expected to provide 540 jobs. 124 of those jobs had been created by 28th February 1978; that is about 12.6 per cent. of the growth in the working population in the St. Ives division, excluding Hayle, during the three years ending June 1976.
Other new employment is expected to have been created as a result of regional development grants paid under Part I of the Industry Act; and from other Government schemes of assistance to industry.