HC Deb 14 June 1979 vol 968 cc276-8W
Mr. Woolmer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of firms, and the number of jobs, in West Yorkshire being supported by employment subsidies; and if he will give a breakdown of the figures on an industrial classification.

Mr. Jim Lester

I regret that information is not available in the precise form requested.

As at 31 May 1979, a cumulative total of 116 applications for TES had been approved in West Yorkshire covering a total of 6,007 jobs. An analysis of these figures by industry could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

An industrial breakdown of the support currently provided by the other subsidy schemes in West Yorkshire is given in the schedule below:

Temporary Short-time Working Compensation* Small Firms Employment Subsidy Short-time Working Compensation† Adult Employment Subsidy
Standard Industrial Classification Applications approved Jobs involved Applications approved Jobs involved Applications approved Jobs involved Jobs
3. Food, Drink and Tobacco … … … … … … — — 45 124 — — 1
4. Coal and Petroleum Products … … … … … … — — 2 6 — — —
5. Chemicals and Allied Industries … … … … … — — 31 53 — — —
6. Metal Manufacture … … … … … … … 2 2,115 22 10 — — 1
7. Mechanical Engineering … … … … … … 91 215 — — 3
8. Instrument Engineering … … … … … … — — 11 42 — — —
9. Electrical Engineering … … … … … … … — — 47 97 — — —
10. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering … … … … — — 4 — — — —
11. Vehicles … … … … … … … … … — — 17 8 — — —
12. Metal Goods not specified elsewhere … … … … — — 198 348 — — —
13. Textiles … … … … … … … … … 10 570 133 322 45 2,568 1
14. Leather, Leather Goods and Fur … … … … … — — 12 41 — — —
15. Clothing and Footwear … … … … … … 2 116 93 312 3 55 —
16. Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc … … … … … — — 20 36 — — —
17. Timber and Furniture … … … … … … … 2 41 109 302 — — —
18. Paper, Printing and Publishing … … … … … — — 63 79 — — 1
19. Other Manufacturing … … … … … … … — — 47 96 — — —
20. Construction … … … … … … … … — — — — — — 3
22. Transport and Communication … … … … … — — — — — — 2
23. Distributive Trades … … … … … … … — — — — — — 5
24. Insurance, Finance, Banking and Business Services … … — — — — — — 2
25. Professional and Scientific Services … … … … … — — — — — — 2
26. Miscellaneous Services … … … … … … — — — — — — 6
Total … … … … … … … 16 2,842 945 2,091 48 2,623 27
* This scheme was introduced on 1 April 1979 for firms in all sectors of industry.
† This scheme was introduced on 15 May 1978 for firms in the textile, clothing and footwear sectors and closed for applications on 31 March 1979.