§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the salary bill for full- and part-time staff for each of the remaining community development projects.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe following information relates both to staff employed within the central administrative unit of each project and to research staff. Comparable information in respect of staff employed on specific social action projects is not available.
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Total £ £ Batley Action 23,340 43,412 Research 20,072 Birmingham Action 20,000 40,189 Research 20,189 Coventry Action — 6,079 Research 6,079 Cumbria Action 16,500 34,581 Research 18,081 Liverpool Action — 6,822 Research 6,822 Newcastle Action 18,290 36,973 Research 18,683 Newham Action 17,000 37,189 Research 20,189 North Tyneside Action 21,770 39,239 Research 17,469 Oldham Action 17,005 34,661 Research 17,656 Southwark Action 19,500 41,318 Research 21,818 Upper Afan Action 10,340 26,571 Research 16,231
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many research staff are employed in community development projects at local and central Government levels; and how many staff are employed exclusively to co-ordinate community development projects by his Department.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThere are about 40 local community development project research posts—including secretarial posts—in England and Wales, some of which are vacant at present. No central Government staff undertake CDP research; three are employed exclusively on central administration.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated actual cost of the research element for the individual community development projects that have completed their work and for those still in existence.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonFollowing is the information:
£ Batley 125,914 Birmingham 116,819 Coventry 68,021 Cumbria 102,856 Liverpool 62,938 Newcastle 81,475 Newham 83,462 North Tyneside 89,508 Oldham 113,459 Southwark 115,560 Upper Afan 81,069 1,041,081
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many community development projects were established by the Home Office and when; and what was their intended life span.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonEleven community development projects were established in England and Wales, four in 1970, two in 1971 and five in 1972. Each was intended to last up to five years.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the actual cost of running the community development projects in 1974–75; and what is the estimated cost for 1975–76 and 1976–77.
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§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe following information relates to the central administration and research element of the projects. Comparable information in respect of specific social action projects is not available.
Year Expenditure £ 1974–75 458,258* 1975–76 460,942 1976–77 424,801 * Part of this is a revised estimate.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the proposed termination dates of the community development projects in existence; and whether he proposes to extend the duration of any of them.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe Southwark and Upper Afan Projects are due to complete their action programmes in March 1976. Precise completion dates for the remaining seven projects in England and Wales have yet to be decided, but there are no present plans to extend the duration of any of the projects beyond the five-year term originally envisaged.