§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons
Number helped Area covered Temporary Employment Subsidy 900 Harlow employment office area Work Experience Programme/Youth Opportunities Programme 127 Harlow parliamentary constituency Recruitment Subsidy for School Leavers 38 Harlow employment office area Youth Employment Subsidy 26 Harlow employment office area Job Creation Programme — Special Temporary Employment Programme — Job Release Scheme — Total 1,091 These measures represent an estimated total financial commitment of nearly £838,000. I regret that area breakdowns of the number of training places in industry supported by special grants and awards are not available.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have undergone industrial training at the Harlow engineering training centre in each of the past four years; and what was the total public expenditure incurred for each year on this centre.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the following number of persons have undergone engineering first year craft training at the Harlow industrial training centre in each of the last four years:
1974–75 80 1975–76 84 1976–77 78 1977–78 90 The centre has also run a number of short courses of training below craft level it is estimated that last year some 250 people received such training.
The Manpower Services Commission did not provide financial assistance for group training until April 1975, since when the following grants in support of the Harlow group have been made:
392Win the Harlow constituency are currently covered by each of the special employment and training measures; and what is the total expenditure which has been incurred on the special measures programme as a whole in the constituency since April 1975.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that these figures are not available in the precise form requested. A break-down of the number of people in the Harlow area helped by each of the special employment and training measures since the schemes began is set out below:
Financial year £ 1975–76 8,694 1976–77 9,076 1977–78 10,738 In addition, substantial indirect support has been given by way of grants to firms using the Harlow centre and in fees for training award scheme trainees.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals are at present under consideration for the extension of industrial training facilities in Harlow; and when he expects the decisions to be made for any necessary work to be initiated.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that proposals for extending the Harlow industrial training centre are currently under consideration by the Engineering Industry Training Board and the management of the centre. The proposals are for building and equipping an extension to the centre to provide additional first year off-the-job training facilities for engineering apprentices employed mainly by firms not in scope to the Engineering Industry Training Board. The Manpower Services Commission has agreed in principle to provide funds for the project. It is hoped to have these additional facilities operational by September 1979.