§ 74. Sir G. Sinclairasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on his policy towards the submission of applications for grants from the social fund of the EEC.
§ Mr. John FraserIn general, applications are made in respect of one half of expenditure by public authorities—mainly the central Government—on eligible activities such as training.
§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to encourage requests from United Kingdom organisations to the social fund of the EEC.
§ Mr. John FraserThe fund's regulations require that applications must involve an element of support from public funds. Within this limitation, my Department is continually searching for schemes operated or grant-aided by public authorities which might qualify for assistance from the fund.