§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the number of jobs created in Northern Ireland, and in which industries, as a result of the activities of the Industrial Development Board.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 23 January 1984, c. 517]: From 1 September 1982, the date on which the IDB' s industrial development functions commenced, to 31 December 1983, 4,799 new jobs have been promoted by the Industrial Development Board in Northern Ireland.
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§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to his reply, 23 January 1984, c. 517]: Unemployment figures for the Mid-Ulster constituency area are not available. However most of the constituency falls within the Cookstown, Omagh and Strabane travel-to-work areas and the details for these areas are given below.
These jobs were promoted in the following manufacturing industry classifications:
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Number Chemicals 65 Mechanical Engineering 300 Electrical and Instrument Engineering 214 Motor Vehicles and parts thereof 220 Other transport equipment 1,641 Food 688 Drink and Tobacco 80 Textiles 306
Number Leather, footwear and clothing 1,088 Timber and wooden furniture 76 Paper and paper products, printing and publishing 78 Other 43