§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been promoted by the Department of Commerce in each year since 1970; how many jobs were lost in
Selective assistance under industrial development legislation Financial year Job promotions Persons qualifying for redundancy payments* Capital grant £m. Loans £m. Other grants† £m. 1970–71 … 5,580 Not available 18.0 1.6 0.8 1971–72 … 6,692 8,418 17.5 1.9 0.8 1972–73 … 7,002 6,007 9.8 1.0 1.1 1973–74 … 6,041 3,808 12.0 6.6 3.4 1974–75 … 5,117 4,393 18.7 8.3 2.5 1975–76 … 1,487 9,749 13.0 7.5 7.0 1976–77 … 3,787 7,999 12.5 1.6 7.5 1977–78 … 2,537 6,370 8.4 15.6 9.7 1978–79 … 6,143 6,576 10.2 38.2 12.5 *Redundancies notified to the Department of Manpower Services in connection with claims for rebate under the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965. †Includes employment, removal and interest relief grants.