§ 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.
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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