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Mr. Peter Robinson
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been promoted by the Department of Commerce in each year since 1970; how many jobs were lost in
| Selective assistance under industrial development legislation | ||||||
| Financial year | Job promotions | Persons qualifying for redundancy payments* | Capital grant £m. | Loans £m. | Other grants† £m. | |
| 1970–71 | … | 5,580 | Not available | 18·0 | 1·6 | 0·8 |
| 1971–72 | … | 6,692 | 8,418 | 17·5 | 1·9 | 0·8 |
| 1972–73 | … | 7,002 | 6,007 | 9·8 | 1·0 | 1·1 |
| 1973–74 | … | 6,041 | 3,808 | 12·0 | 6·6 | 3·4 |
| 1974–75 | … | 5,117 | 4,393 | 18·7 | 8·3 | 2·5 |
| 1975–76 | … | 1,487 | 9,749 | 13·0 | 7·5 | 7·0 |
| 1976–77 | … | 3,787 | 7,999 | 12·5 | 1·6 | 7·5 |
| 1977–78 | … | 2,537 | 6,370 | 8·4 | 15·6 | 9·7 |
| 1978–79 | … | 6,143 | 6,576 | 10·2 | 38·2 | 12·5 |
| *Redundancies notified to the Department of Manpower Services in connection with claims for rebate under the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965. | ||||||
| †Includes employment, removal and interest relief grants. | ||||||