HC Deb 31 January 1994 vol 236 cc481-2W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) jobs and (b) jobs for youth have been created by the Tyne and Wear urban development corporation;

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 28 January 1994]: Up to the end of December 1993, Tyne and Wear development corporation created 12,230 gross jobs. The corporation does not keep information which would enable "jobs for youth" to be separately identified.

Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what level of inward investment has been attracted by the Tyne and Wear urban development corporation; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Baldry

[holding answer 28 January 1994]: The total private sector investment attracted by the corporation into the urban development area, to the end of December 1993, is almost £600 million. Expenditure by companies moving into the UDA from elsewhere in the United Kingdom or overseas is estimated at £65 million.