HC Deb 16 March 1992 vol 205 cc799-800W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs have been(a) lost and (b) created in manufacturing industry in East Antrim in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Needham

The information in the table relates to redundancies notified to the Department of Economic Development, and its predecessors, involving 10 or more employees in manufacturing at any specific worksite and jobs promoted in manufacturing by Government agencies.

East Antrim parliamentary constituency
Notified redundancies in manufacturing Job promoted in manufacturing department of commerce-IDB LEDU
1982 182 n/a 29
1983 690 n/a 46
1984 38 n/a 95
1985 661 n/a 222
1986 955 n/a 114
1987 177 37 160
1988 85 230 188
1989 110 596 193
1990 401 651 110
1991 782 129 101

Notes:

Figures for notified redundancies refer to the calendar year in question; figures for jobs promoted refer to the financial year ending in March of that year.

Figures from LEDU are not available for the parliamentary constituency of East Antrim. The figures given above relate to the district council areas of Lame and Carrickfergus.

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) job losses have occurred and (b) new jobs have been created in each of the last 10 years in manufacturing industry in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Needham

The information in the table relates to redundancies notified to the Department of Economic Development, and its predecessors, involving 10 or more employees in manufacturing at any specific worksite and jobs promoted in manufacturing by Government agencies.

Notified redundancies in manufacturing Job promoted in manufacturing
1982 17,581 2,974
1983 7,596 5,571
1984 5,212 6,024

Northern Ireland— (Based on CM 1917— Table 1.1)
Expenditure covered by 2.75/100 formula
Expenditure within S of S switching discretion
£ million
1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Law, Order and Protective Services 481 546 581 638 699: 776: 832 880 924
NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS
National Agriculture (non Block) Local Agriculture, Fish and Forestry 83 85 84 97 101: 117: 119 124 129

Notified redundancies in manufacturing Job promoted in manufacturing
1985 3,449 8,051
1986 3,609 5,435
1987 3,269 6,394
1988 2,569 7,741
1989 3,129 8,110
1990 1,986 7,100
1991 4,240 4,937

Note:

Figures for notified redundancies refer to the calendar year in question; figures for jobs promoted refer to the financial year ending in March of that year.