§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 1 February,Official Report, column 661, with regard to the number of jobs created in each urban development corporation area, if he will update the table to include information to March 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 20 May 1991]: The totals of permanent jobs created or attracted, net of losses, are as follows:
UDC Net gain in jobs to March 1991 Black Country 9,381 Bristol 484 Central Manchester 1,496 Leeds 14,605 London Docklands 31,000 Merseyside 4,626 Sheffield 7,787 Teesside 4,500 Trafford Park 3,267 Tyne and Wear 2,544 Total 69,690 1 The figure previously given for jobs created in the Leeds Development Corporation's area to March 1990—5,241—was a gross figure; the net figure, not available when the reply was given, was 3,964.