Job Creation 43. Mr. Woodall asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make----------------------------------------------- |Strathkelvin District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Dumbarton District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Irvine Development Corporation |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Kilmarnock and Louden District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Eastwood District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Banff and Buchan District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Aberdeen District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Strathclyde Regional Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |City of Glasgow District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Clydebank District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Cumbernauld Development Corporation |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Cumnock and Doone Valley District Council|…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Cunninghame District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |East Kilbride District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Inverclyde District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Hamilton District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Lanark District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Monklands District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Motherwell District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Nithsdale District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Renfrew District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Fife Regional Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Edinburgh District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Dundee District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Kirkcaldy District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Tayside Regional Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Lothian Regional Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Western Isles Islands Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Glenrothes Development Corporation |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |Dunfermline District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- |North-East Fife District Council |…|…| ----------------------------------------------- a statement about progress in implementing the job creation scheme. Mr. Harold Walker I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, up to 6th February, 1,724 applications had been received from all areas of Great Britain proposing the creation of 19,943 jobs and requesting a total grant of £25·24 million. 722 applications had been approved, creating 9,207 jobs at a total cost to the Manpower Services Commission of £10·13 million. Mr. Richard Wainwright asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many projects have been submitted under the Government's job creation programme by each local authority in the North-West Region, the Yorkshire and Humberside Region, and Scotland, respectively; and how many of these projects have been approved, how many rejected, and how many are still being considered at the present time. Mr. Harold Walker I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is as follows: --------------------------------------------- |Midlothian District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Stirling District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |East Lothian District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Caithness District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Central Regional Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Highland Regional Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Falkirk District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Livingston Development Corporation |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Lochaber District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Halton Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Merseyside County Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Liverpool City Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |West Lancashire District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Wirral Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Ellesmere Port Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Cheshire County Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Sefton Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Knarsley Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |St. Helens Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Fylde Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Preston Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Hyndburn Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Oldham Metropolitan Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Chorley Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Salford City Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Rossendale Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |South Ribble Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Blackburn Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Lancashire County Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Pendle District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Lancaster City Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Blackpool Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Burnley Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Congleton Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Chester Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Skelmersdale Development Corporation |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council|…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire County Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |South Kirby and Moothorpe Town Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Humberside County Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Beverley District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Grimsby District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Kingston upon Hull District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |North Wolds District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- |Scarborough District Council |…|…| --------------------------------------------- Mr. Canavan asked the Secretary of State for Employment how much of the money allocated for job creation schemes still remains to be taken up. Mr. Harold Walker I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that over £25 million of the £40 million originally allocated to the job creation programme has now been applied for. By 13th February, 795 projects had been approved at a cost of £11·07 million. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 12th February that a further £30 million has been allocated to the job creation programme.