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Humberside

Volume 905: debated on Monday 16 February 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people employed in (a) the Hull travel-to-work area, (b) North Humberside and (c) South Humberside, respectively, are

SponsorProject DescriptionNumber of jobs
Hull travel-to-work area
Kingston-upon-Hull City CouncilSouth Orbital Road Archaeological Excavations10
Humberside County CouncilTransport Survey7
Humberside County CouncilWelfare Cadets to assist social services30
North Humberside
North Wolds Borough CouncilCleaning and tidying Carnaby Industrial Estate5
North Wolds Borough CouncilPreparing car park3
North Wolds Borough CouncilBridlington Harbour improvement scheme2
North Wolds Borough CouncilCleaning rural ditches and extending Driffield Car Park2
North Wolds Borough CouncilRegrading and cultivating North Cliff5
South Humberside
Grimsby Borough CouncilClearance of Carr Plantation amenity area5
All Areas
Humberside County CouncilClearing diseased elm trees6

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals he has to increase the number of industrial apprenticeships in North Humberside and the Hull travel-to-work area, respectively.

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week announced further Government support for measures proposed by the Manpower Services Commission, including schemes to safeguard apprentice training. I am informed by the Commission that the Training Services Agency is discussing, with industrial training boards, the action required to encourage employers to recruit more apprentices in 1976.

now employed and are anticipated as being employed under the Government's job creation programme;

(2) how many, and what projects employing how many persons, have beeen approved under the Government's job creation measures in the Hull travel-to-work area, North Humberside and South Humberside, respectively.

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the table below shows the projects so far approved in the Hull travel-to-work area, North Humberside and South Humberside respectively and the number of jobs involved. The newly formed Action Committee for Yorkshire and Humberside will meet shortly to consider further applications from Humberside.