HC Deb 29 October 1981 vol 10 c460W

Mr. Michael Brown asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been promoted by the various Government agencies in Northern Ireland over the last five years; and what is the average cost of each job provided.

Mr. Adam Butler: The number of jobs promoted by Government in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and the average amount of assistance offered per job was as follows:

Jobs

Promoted Average

assistance

(1979 prices)

offered per

job promoted £ 1976 3,678 3,612 1977 5,873 5,274 1978 7,634 9,764 1979 6,802 8,346 1980 6,858 Not available