§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of firms in the Merseyside region, and the numbers of jobs involved at each firm at present being supported by employment subsidies, the dates when the subsidies were first granted and their expiry dates.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 30 April the numbers of approved applications under employment subsidy schemes currently in payment to firms in the Merseyside special development area and the estimated numbers of jobs involved were as set out in the table below: