§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the total amounts paid and the total number of jobs covered in Scotland and
Number of jobs for which subsidy claimed Amount paid Month England Scotland England Scotland 1977— £ £ July 920 454 Nil Nil August 245 340 12,820 20,550 September 263 249 63,730 43,900 October 677 362 94,420 65,330 November 462 299 154,250 120,960 December 153 143 235,480 100,800 1978— January 14 153 76,830 150,150 February 343 107 203,820 85,840 March 651 204 199,230 138,360 April 318 76 170,470 99,740 May 593 178 187,780 157,040 June 278 200 265,920 140,870 July 496 323 201,910 115,680 August 283 176 232,640 111,380 September 3,605 515 456,390 132,210 October 4,573 798 599,960 114,550 November 4,164 595 1,039,340 208,340 December 5,322 1,151 823,260 189,540 1979— January 3,652 665 1,507,590 226,790 February 4,668 988 1,339,770 318,310 TOTAL 31,680 7,976 7,865,610 2,540,340 Because of time lapse in the submission of claims the number of extra jobs provided in a particular month cannot be related to the amount of subsidy paid in that month.