§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps have been taken by the Manpower Services Commission to see that grants made to create employment opportunities do not result in unfair competition with small businesses working in similar fields in the same area.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 11th July 1977; Vol. 935, c. 54], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, where appropriate, local employers and trade unions are consulted to determine whether projects under consideration for funding under the job creation programme would be likely to give the sponsor any unfair commercial advantage or lead to the loss of employment opportunities.