§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of patients waiting to enter hospitals in the Wolverhampton area; and if he will list the hospitals and the operations required.
§ Dr. VaughanThe number of patients on in-patient waiting lists at 30 September 1979 in hospitals administered by the Wolverhampton area health authority were as follows:
amount of public financial assistance given to the different sectors of the British textile industry since 1970 shown on an annual basis.
§ Mr. David MitchellIt would involve disproportionate cost to provide a completely comprehensive reply in the form requested. However, the following information is readily available in respect of assistance under sections 7 and 8 of the Industry Act 1972, regional development grant, temporary employment subsidy, and short time working compensation.
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SECTION 7 OF THE INDUSTRY ACT 1972 Offers of assistance made, by calendar years (£'000) MLH and Sector 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 To 30 September 1979 Textiles: 411 Production of Man-Made Fibres … 667 1,465 1,066 6 170 21 310 233 412 Spinning and Doubling … — — 694 1,178 98 889 3,052 332 413 Weaving … — 2,231 190 916 254 543 1,222 98 414 Woollen and Worsted … — 396 571 — 357 396 457 600 415 Jute … — 25 20 — — 814 58 191 416 Rope, Twine and Net … — 16 37 25 24 — 3 97 417 Hosiery and other Knitted Goods … — 816 607 540 5,550 666 892 846 418 Lace … — — 13 11 22 — 6 — 419 Carpets … — 232 798 441 322 1,750 549 546 421 Narrow Fabrics … — 3 9 769 5 281 26 178 422 Made-up Textiles … — 98 18 28 39 64 177 448 423 Textile Finishing … — 749 269 475 368 233 1,073 690 429 Other Textile Industries … — 23 39 92 62 281 124 19 Clothing: 441 Weatherproof Outerwear … — 62 29 15 — 6 131 19 442 Men's and Boys' Tailored Outerwear … — 272 134 64 154 43 171 688 443 Women's and Girls' Tailored Outerwear … — 56 23 71 203 53 279 266 444 Overalls, Men's Shirts, Underwear … — 11 111 83 100 64 334 669 445 Dresses, Lingerie, Infants' Wear … — 138 92 106 1,339 86 54 262 446 Hats, Caps and Millinery … — — — 25 — — — — 449 Other Dress Industries … — 67 60 6 200 31 1 66
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SECTION 8 OF THE INDUSTRY ACT 1972 Offers of assistance made, by calendar years (£'000) MLH and Sector … 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 To 30 September 1979 Textiles: 411 Production of Man-Made Fibres … — — — — 64 — — 184 412 Spinning and Doubling … — — — — 733 — — 95 413 Weaving … — — — — — 50 4 41 414 Woollen and Worsted … — 48 6,427 5,428 4,789 570 4,702 2,971 415 Jute … — — — — — — — — 416 Rope, Twine and Net … — — — — — — — 39 417 Hosiery and other Knitted Goods … — — — — 56 19 1,124 404 418 Lace … — — — — — 100 — 100 419 Carpets … — — — — — — 241 54 421 Narrow Fabrics … — — — — — — 95 1 422 Made-up Textiles … — — — — — — 265 12 423 Textile Finishing … — — — — — — 371 281 429 Other Textile Industries … — — — — — — — 5 Clothing: 441 Weatherproof Outerwear … — — — — 32 52 326 17 442 Men's and Boys' Tailored Outerwear … — — — — 624 1,274 5,906 316 443 Women's and Girls' Tailored Outerwear … — — — — 50 686 2,462 61 444 Overalls, Men's Shirts, Underwear … — — — — 6 784 1,943 56 445 Dresses, Lingerie, Infants' Wear … — — — 3 110 794 2,410 146 446 Hats, Caps and Millinery … — — — — — 3 25 — 449 Other Dress Industries … — — — — 45 93 1,986 162
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Payments at outturn prices, by financial years ended 31 March (£'000) 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Textiles 1,029 7,726 14,530 10,804 8,236 8,157 10,887 Clothing and Footwear 622 2,019 3,425 2,786 2,932 2,690 3,428
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY Estimated payments, by financial years ended 31 March (£ million) 18 August 1975 to 31 March 1976 1977 1978 1979 Textiles 0.5 18.9 51.7 40.5 Clothing 0.5 20.9 44.1 22.8
SHORT TIME WORKING COMPENSATION Reimbursements approved 15 May 1978 to 31 March 1979 1 April 1979 to 31 October 1979 £ £ Short Time Working Compensation under the TES Scheme: Textiles 807,213 608,709 Clothing 41,694 53,025 New Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme: Textiles — 1,082,228 Clothing — 161,086