§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will state the total Government expenditure required to secure the 4,000 jobs he specified in his answer to the hon. Member for Lancashire, West (Mr. Hind) 26 October,Official Report, column 289–90 and the basis upon which the figures given were calculated; and how many of the jobs were in the north Peckham task force area.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 26 January 1989]: The information referred to was produced by consultants from
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