Employment: North West Region Mr. Wallace To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will break down by employer the number of jobs safeguarded or created as mentioned on page two of the Northwest Development Agency’s Improving the Economic Performance of England’s Northwest document, dated February 2007. Margaret Hodge The NWDA does not collect data in the form requested. The agency has safeguarded or created 161,208 jobs between 1999 and 2006 as reported in the Improving the Economic Performance of England’s Northwest report. The breakdown, by Regional Economic Strategy (RES) theme, is as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Business Growth | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Exploiting the growth potential of business sectors, for example through cluster programmes and international trade |19,476 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Improve the competitiveness and productivity of businesses | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Providing high quality business support, supply chain development, management and work force development, and exploiting the region’s knowledge base |23,569 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Urban, Rural and Economic Inclusion | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Implementing the Urban Regeneration Companies, regenerating deprived areas, brownfield land, housing, implementing the Regional Rural Recovery Plan and market towns, encouraging social enterprise, start ups from ethnic minorities, community finance and addressing barriers to work|105,986| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |A Healthy Labour Market | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Improving adult basic skills, the demand for and participation in learning, graduate retention, and the integration of business support and skills development activities |698 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Strategic transport, communications and infrastructure | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Identifying and championing the implementation of strategic transport initiatives, preparing a Regional Transport Strategy, supporting Regional Planning Guidance, broadband and regional cities |833 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Employment sites | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Securing the development of strategic regional sites and a portfolio of sub-regional and local employment sites |10,106 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Image | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Regional marketing programmes, culture, tourism and major events in the region |540 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |161,208| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of the 161,208 jobs, 100,283 jobs were created or safeguarded between 1999 and 2002. Examples of some of the larger inward investments from this period include: -------------------------------------- |Company |Jobs created/safeguarded| -------------------------------------- |MBNA |1,200 | -------------------------------------- |HJ Heinz |1,300 | -------------------------------------- |QVC |100 | -------------------------------------- |Vauxhall |850 | -------------------------------------- |Fujitsu |1,000 | -------------------------------------- |Ryder Group|470 | -------------------------------------- The following table provides a breakdown, by year, of the 28,965.5 jobs created or safeguarded through inward investment projects 2002-06. ----------------------------------- | |New jobs|Jobs safeguarded| ----------------------------------- |2002-03|8,143 |1,558 | ----------------------------------- |2003-04|4,400 |6,539.5 | ----------------------------------- |2004-05|3,214 |2,389 | ----------------------------------- |2005-06|1,872 |850 | ----------------------------------- |Total |17,629 |11,336.5 | ----------------------------------- Examples of some of the larger inward investments from this period include: -------------------------------------------------- |Company |Jobs created/safeguarded| -------------------------------------------------- |MBNA |2,000 | -------------------------------------------------- |Caudwell Communications|1,000 | -------------------------------------------------- |INEOS Chlor |3,500 | -------------------------------------------------- |Bentley |886 | -------------------------------------------------- It is not possible to provide a full breakdown by employer as this information is confidential and commercially sensitive.