asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what measures have been taken by his Department to create and safeguard jobs in the West Midlands; what has been the cost of such schemes; and if he will make a statement;(2) what measures have been taken to maintain and encourage industry in the West Midlands; what has been the cost of such measures; and whether he will make a statement.

Scheme			No. of Projects	Assistance Offered (£ 000s)	Associated Project Costs (£ 000s)
Accelerated Project	…	…	28	8,778	79,449
Selective Investment	…	…	13	3,397	30,174
Wood Textile 1	…	…	3	261	1,126
Clothing	…	…	27	268	858
Ferrous Foundry	…	…	77	19,134	82,897
Machine Tool	…	…	39	2,125	10,599
Paper and Board	…	…	2	94	395
Poultry Meat	…	…	1	624	2,960
Red Meat	…	…	9	628	5,952
Non-Ferrous Foundry	…	…	28	2,815	14,176
Instrumentation and Automation	…	…	1	29	155
Totals:	…	…	228	38,153	228,741

In addition, five applications have been approved under the product and process scheme for assistance of 413,400 for projects costing £928,000. The microprocessor applications scheme has only been in existence since 4th July 1978.The Government have also provided considerable assistance to a number of firms in the West Midlands, including British Leyland, Chrysler UK Ltd. and Alfred Herbert, which has safeguarded jobs.The National Enterprise Board has extensive investments in the region. In addition, Birmingham is one of the few areas to have a partnership arrangement under the Government's inner city policy.