§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications for information of an industrial or service development nature his Department has received for the Northern region during the last month; and how many of those his Department has referred to the Cumbria county council's industrial development unit.
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§ Mr. MacGregorThe Department's northern regional office has received 58 such applications in the last month, three of which have been referred to the Cumbria county council's industrial development unit.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many jobs of which his Department has received notification will be made available over the next three years in West Cumbria.
§ Mr. MacGregorThere is no requirement for the Department to be notified of future job prospects; but four Government-funded factories have been allocated since 1 January 1980 and they are estimated to provide between 600 and 700 jobs in West Cumbria over the period in question.