§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of new jobs created in Tayside region in the latest available year; how many of these are part-time jobs; and how many of these are in manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. LangComprehensive information on jobs created is not available. In 1985, some 1,060 new jobs and 2,170 safeguarded jobs were associated with offers of regional selective assistance made to businesses in Tayside region of which 2,200 in total were in the manufacturing sector. Similarly, some 1,100 new jobs, of which 1,000 were in manufacturing, were associated with offers of new regional development grant. It should be noted that some projects received both types of assistance. Information on the number of part-time jobs is not available.