§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Greenock and Port Glasgow of 6 March,Official Report, column 219, how the figure of the number of jobs created as a result of the period of operation of the Inverclyde initiative was calculated; and if he will list these jobs, by occupational classification.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe figure is based on information provided to the Inverclyde Initiative by the companies it assisted and its own records of placements under the training and employment grants scheme. The figures were checked to exclude any element of double counting.
The occupational classification of these jobs is not available.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Greenock and Port Glasgow of 6 March,Offical Report, column 219, if he will indicate how the figure of jobs created, the figure of existing jobs secured and the figure of new jobs forecast by companies as a result of the establishment of the Inverclyde enterprise zone were arrived at; and if he will list these jobs by occupational classification.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe figures are based on information provided to the Inverclyde Initiative by the companies it assisted to locate in the zone and its own records of placements under the training and employment grants scheme. The figures were checked to exclude any element of double counting.
The occupational classification of these jobs is not available.