§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Industry what schemes in the North-West region have been supported by the recent allocation from the European regional development fund; and how many jobs have been created or supported.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Commission announced allocations from the European regional development fund on 21 January and 17 February 1981. The following schemes in the North-West region were included in these announcements:
21 January announcement
Industry schemes: Higsons Brewery Ltd., Liverpool. The number of jobs associated with an individual scheme is confidential.
Infrastructure schemes: Manchester airport (strengthening and improvement of existing main runway and runway lighting).
17 February announcement
Infrastructure schemes;
County: Cheshire
Neston, Clay hill Industrial Estate (extension to estate road, provision of sewers and further infrastructure works)
Halton (construction of access road and services to Everite Road; construction of a service road and drainage works)
Halton (provision of roads and infrastructure, diversion of a water main for industrial development on former tree nursery site)
Neston, Clayhill Industrial Estate (establishment of a 33/11 kilowatt substation and high voltage/low voltage substations)
Widnes (extension to existing cross-bar telephone exchange equipment to accommodate extra switching capacity)
County: Greater Manchester
Wigan (modernisation and extension to telephone exchange equipment)
Wigan, Wheatlea Industrial Estate (provision of main estate road and public utility services)
County: Lancashire
Ormskirk, Stanley Industrial Area (site preparation and infrastructure works; land consolidation; provision of roads, sewers and services)
Ormskirk, Pimbo Industrial Area (Phase 2) (site preparation, land consolidation, roads, sewers and services)
County: Merseyside
Birkenhead, Wirral Dockland industrial improvement area (improvements to roads, street lighting and the physical environment to standards for modern industrial traffic—Phase 2)
Birkenhead (extension to existing cross-bar telephone exchange equipment to accommodate extra switching capacity)
Birkenhead (extension to Rock Ferry cross-bar telephone exchange equipment)
Liverpool (road improvements and street lighting in the Central Liverpool industrial improvement area)
Liverpool (construction of a ring road to improve access to industrial sites)
Liverpool (construction of extension to existing telephone exchange building in Anfield)
Liverpool (new telephone cable plant between Liverpool Central and Liverpool Aintree and Aintree and Liverpool Maghull exchanges)
Liverpool (construction of extension to existing telephone exchange building in Allerton)
Liverpool (provision of new cable for a digital telephone line capability throughout the Liverpool area)
Liverpool (new cable plant between Liverpool Central and Liverpool Huyton telephone exchange)
Liverpool (extension to Lark Lane electronic telephone exchange equipment)
Liverpool/Widnes/Runcorn (new cable plant Liverpool 345W Central—Widnes—Runcorn—Runcorn East)
Liverpool, Garston Docks (replacement of three ship loading appliances with two belt conveyor ship loaders)
Liverpool, North Dock, Garston (provision of additional storage area)
Liverpool (conversion of Hornby/Alexandra Bridge to oil operation; removal and replacement of existing machinery)
Liverpool (modification of driving system for 3 caissons at Langton River entrance)
Liverpool (additional gas supplies; pipeline from Maghull "city gate" station to a new pressure reduction station)
Liverpool (Hillhouse sewage treatment works)
Liverpool (construction of maritime museum and park on waterfront of River Mersey)
Liverpool, Kirkby Industrial Estate (programme to improve transport links and industrial sites)
Assistance from the fund in respect of infrastructure projects is not linked to the creation or maintenance of employment.