§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many companies in the Barnsley travel-to-work area have received loans through his Department from the 381W European Coal and Steel Community and the European Investment Bank, giving the total value of loans from each source, the total number of jobs to be created and the comparable figures for South Yorkshire and the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 25 January 1982, c 232]: The information requested is as follows:
Barnsley travel-to-work area South Yorkshire United Kingdom Number of loans disbursed* EIB — 2 167 ECSC — 10 153 Value of loans (£ million) EIB — 0.157 189.7 ECSC — 2.111 92.1 Associated Employment EIB — 54 15,300 ECSC — 235 9,750
North-East Region Factories Completed At 31 December 1981 County Council 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. Northumberland 5 65,983 4 79,179 13 72,183 6 48,244 11 57,878 Tyne and Wear — — 9 152,062 5 100,664 35 191,975 55 362,002 Durham 6 42,410 4 62,560 1 26,856 3 52,323 — — Cleveland 2 30,214 11 43,023 3 57,275 24 215,860 26 247,689
County County 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Under construction Planned units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. units sq.ft. Northumberland 14 52,959 7 25,564 21 56,242 3 25,317 54 139,566 Tyne and Wear 57 315,383 75 169,650 63 316,879 64 67,135 77 126,035 Durham 9 31,969 56 120,438 30 112,106 17 140,954 111 125,841 Cleveland 36 133,010 13 81,580 10 60,429 3:5 42,550 66 100,557 Note: Above figures include factory developments undertaken by the EIEC for the Development Commission.
§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many advance factories in each English region were given approval by his Department in each year since 1974; and what was the square footage involved.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1982, c. 316]: The Secretary of State no longer approves
England — Factories Completed Region 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft North-East 13 138,557 28 336,702 22 256,884 68 508,216 92 667,324 North-West 6 35,906 13 186,223 28 181,155 52 474,634 27 227,886 Yorkshire and Humberside 6 40,221 18 104,695 3 46,935 57 342,684 20 54,962 East Midlands — — — — 2 31,290 1 15,645 3 46,935 West Midlands — — — — — — 1 5,294 — — South East — — — — — — — — — — South West 2 20,444 1 10,233 6 59,600 22 95,979 10 34,852
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Region 1979–8O 1980–81 1981–82 * ulc Planned as at 31 December 1981 Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft Units Sq Ft North-East 116 533,126 151 397,087 124 545,457 119 275,854 314 491,818 North-West 87 571,711 79 297,632 117 300,355 203 836,063 256 470,901 Yorks and Humberside 51 183,899 39 203,741 98 222,441 61 96,722 200 316,215 *As at 31 December 1981.
In addition, ECSC loans worth £71.5 million have been allocated to steel firms—primarily BSC—located in South Yorkshire. Information about associated employment is not available in respect of these loans.