HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 c227W
Mr. Harry Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to create employment in north-east Derbyshire.

Mr. Cope

My Department operates a wide range of employment, enterprise and training measures, and offers services in support of small firms and tourism, which are all available in north-east Derbyshire as elsewhere.

During the 12 months to November 1988, unemployment in the Derbyshire, North-East constituency fell by 673—14 per cent. of the November 1987 figure.