HC Deb 02 November 1999 vol 337 cc141-2W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people are currently employed at the Government Office for the North East; and what are its current annual administration costs. [96870]

Mr. Caborn

The Government Office for the North East (GO-NE) has a complement of 257 staff in the current year. As at 4 October 1999 there are 248.6 staff in post employed by GO-NE.

The Running Cost Budget for 1999–2000 is £8.2 million.

Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total number of jobs(a) created and (b) safeguarded by inward investment projects into (a) the UK and (b) the area covered by the Government Office for the North East in each year since 1995. [96734]

Mr. Caborn

The figures issued are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the decision to invest in the UK. They are based on the companies' best estimate, at that time, of the number of jobs to be created/safeguarded by the investment in its first three years.

There is no requirement to notify the Department and so the figures include only those projects where the Department's Invest in Britain Bureau and its regional partners were involved or which have come to their notice.

Year/Region Number of projects Total number of new jobs Total number of safeguarded jobs Total number of associated jobs
1995–96
UK 498 47,497 52,267 99,764
NE 62 6,075 7,433 13,508
1996–97
UK 497 46,400 51,939 98,339
NE 46 3,089 4,529 7,618
1997–98
UK 631 46,562 82,771 129,333
NE 47 2,649 9,890 12,539
1998–99
UK 658 44,858 74,777 119,635
NE 35 2,304 6,953 9,257

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