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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Barnes: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he has taken to make job-openings available to those who have been made redundant with the closure of BCC at Clay Cross, Derbyshire. [143476] Mr. Caborn: A Response Group has been set up to co-ordinate the action taken to support those affected by the BCC closure. Action taken so far includes the opening of an on-site Job Shop to provide advice on job vacancies, training and benefits. Two job and training fairs have been held and Rapid Response Funding secured to help provide skills assessment and retraining for those affected. In addition St. Gobain have made 122 new or replacement jobs available to the BCC work force from elsewhere in their operation. Over the longer term the Government Office for the East Midlands, working with East Midlands Development Agency and other regional and local partners, will seek to deliver a range of training, reclamation and other economic initiatives aimed at supporting the regeneration of Clay Cross. Clay Cross also has Assisted Area Status giving access to Regional Selective Assistance and Enterprise Grants. Furthermore, my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister announced last week that Derbyshire county council has been invited to work up its proposals for a new junction on the M1 motorway between junctions 29 and 30 to serve the Markham Employment Growth Zone. This is part of a major regeneration scheme to provide more than 8,000 jobs in the North Derbyshire area. The Council's detailed proposals will be submitted to the DETR next summer so that a decision can be taken by the end of the year.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

360 c588-9W;360 c590-1W; 143476

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Closures Coal Job creation Mining Redundancy Vocational guidance Biwater Clay Cross

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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