HC Deb 15 December 2003 vol 415 cc643-4W
Malcolm Bruce:

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many jobs her Department (a) created and (b) safeguarded in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) local authority region and (ii) region; and what the cost per job was in each instance. [143138]

Jacqui Smith:

Information on the Department's principal scheme (Regional Selective Assistance) for job creation and safeguarding is given as follows, by region. Similar information by local authority region is not available.

Regional Selective Assistance—offers accepted
Expected jobs
Region New Safeguarded Average cost per job (£)
1997–98
East 203 15 2,092
East Midlands 1,782 843 3,138
London 899 275 2,421
North East 4,859 1,000 3,073
North West 6,587 9,374 4,945
South East 1,694 75 3,098
South West 1,549 222 3,623
West Midlands 2,445 2,777 6,576
York./Humb. 3,340 1,228 2,895
England 23,358 15,809 4,287
1998–99
East 287 17 2,174
East Midlands 1,386 321 4,138
London 381 169 2,216
North East 4,491 1,225 4,444
North West 4,775 3,066 3,515
South East 845 79 5,222
South West 1,130 1,496 5,284
West Midlands 2,283 1,701 8,475
York./Humb. 2,806 1,380 3,310
England 18,384 9,454 4,606
1999–2000
East 403 59 2,924
East Midlands 1,151 1,498 3,052
London 353 185 2,299
North East 5,271 1,413 4,428
North West 6,242 4,124 2,925
South East 954 439 3,251
South West 2,626 641 1,964
West Midlands 3,457 703 3,954
York./Humb. 4,557 1,194 2,291
England 25,014 10,256 3,152
2000–01
East 290 221 3,853
East Midlands 1,970 514 4,680
London 182 199 3,010
Regional Selective Assistance—offers accepted
Expected jobs
Regional New Safeguarded Average cost per job (£)
North East 3,857 4,355 10,528
North West 3,267 2,056 3,753
South East 822 342 2,466
South West 2,893 594 3,214
West Midlands 4,895 1,086 6,865
York./Humb. 3,698 943 6,235
England 21,874 10,310 6,378
2001—02
East 255 356 4,705
East Midlands 342 805 4,623
London 719 682 2,827
North East 2,329 1,196 4,691
North West 2,608 2,175 3,364
South East 1,094 214 5,780
South West 628 189 6,674
West Midlands 1,039 618 7,780
York./Numb. 822 643 5,644
England 9,836 6,878 4,723
2002–03
East 324 57 3,147
East Midlands 1,665 414 3,515
London 490 108 3,968
North East 1,782 2,054 6,543
North West 2,866 2,704 6,496
South East 316 346 2,689
South West 372 521 6,562
West Midlands 805 1,618 4,229
York./Humb. 1,826 1,588 5,181
England 10,446 9,410 5,426