Economic Planning

HC Deb 26 January 1979 vol 961 cc294-8W

Mr. Craigen

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give the latest figures for the number of people assisted in each English economic planning region, Scotland and Wales under each of the following measures: temporary employment subsidy, short-time working compensation scheme, small firms employment subsidy, job release scheme, adult employment subsidy, job introduction scheme, youth opportunities programme, community industry, special temporary employment programme, and job creation programme;

(2) if he will indicate for the following schemes (a) the date the scheme started, (b) the date the scheme closed or closes for applications or the date on which the scheme ceased operation and (c) the cumulative number of people assisted in each English economic planning region, Scotland and Wales, namely, youth opportunities programmes, special temporary employment programme, job creation programme, temporary employment subsidy, small firms employment subsidy, short-time working compensation scheme, job introduction scheme, adult employment subsidy, job release, community industry, recruitment subsidy for school leavers, youth employment subsidy, and work experience scheme.

Mr. Golding

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24 January 1979; Vol. 961, c. 165–6], gave the following information:

The latest information on the points raised is set out in the table below:—

								Regions
						South-East and East Anglia	South-West	West and East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside
Measure	Date scheme started	Date scheme closed or closes for applications or date on which scheme ceased to operate	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative
Temporary employment subsidy	…	18. 8.1975	31. 3.1979(b)	13,380	66,220	6,330	28,510	21,420	98,489	12,020	57,339
Short time working compensation scheme	15. 5.1978	31. 3.1979(b)	32	32	Nil	109	Nil	Nil	5,182	5,218
Small firms employment subsidy	…	1. 7.1977	31. 3.1980(b)	SE-1,054	SE-1,054	604	604	W-1,199	W-1,199	3,408	3,408
						EA-Nil	EA-Nil			E-846	E-846
Job release scheme	…	…	…	3. 1.1977	31. 3.1979(b)	SE-3,526	SE-4,081	1,557	2,942	W-1,131	W-1,344	2,999	7,924
						EA-482	EA-532	1,557	2,942	E-1,204	E-1,789
Adult employment subsidy	…	…	7. 8.1978	6. 5.1979(b)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	50	69
Job introduction scheme	…	…	4. 7.1977	January 1980(c)	31	260	24	261	W-15	W-84	10	74
										E-6	E-53
Youth opportunities scheme	…	…	1. 4.1978	—	NA	9,500	NA	7,500	NA	14,700	NA	9,700
Community industry(a)	…	…	1972	Permanent scheme	539	2,090	101	220	W-305	W-2,110	854	3,850
										E-342	E-870
Special temporary employment programme	1. 4.1978	—	NA	730	NA	500	NA	1,240	NA	940
Job creation programme	…	…	9.10.1975	31.12.1977(b)	(e)	14,000	(e)	14,000	(e)	12,000	(e)	17,000
					31.12.1978(c)
Recruitment subsidy for school leavers	13.10.1975	30. 9.1976(d)	—	5,609	—	1,820	—	4,387	—	3,350
Youth employment subsidy	…	…	1.10.1976	31. 3.1978(d)	—	4,666	—	3,517	—	6,024	—	5,751
Work experience programme	…	21. 9.1976	31. 3.1978(d)	—	8,000	—	7,500	—	7,000	—	6,000

								Regions
						South-East and East Anglia	South-West	West and East Midlands	Yorkshire and Humberside
Measure	Date scheme started	Date scheme closed or closes for applications or date on which scheme ceased to operate	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative	Spot date	Cumulative
Temporary employment subsidy	…	18. 8.1975	31. 3.1979(b)	27,920	128,677	5,780	29,443	7,520	33,483	13,030	56,549
Short time working compensation scheme	15. 5.1978	31. 3.1979(b)	2,573	2,573	68	68	52	52	428	428
Small firms employment subsidy	…	1. 7.1977	31. 3.1980(b)	8,639	9,796	5,279	6,455	3,805	4,378	4,515	6,323
Job release scheme	…	…	…	3. 1.1977	31. 3.1979(b)	4,296	12,528	1,366	4,189	906	2,942	1,954	5,710
Adult employment subsidy	…	…	7. 8.1978	6. 5.1979(b)	380	470	94	138	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Job introduction scheme	…	…	4. 7.1977	January 1980(c)	40	336	6	82	11	99	11	88
Youth opportunities scheme	…	…	1. 4.1978	—	NA	16,700	NA	14,000	6,495	8,500	8,431	11,400
Community industry(a)	…	…	1972	Permanent scheme	561	2,310	926	5,360	534	1,960	1,017	5,160
Special temporary employment programme	1. 4.1978	—	NA	1,110	NA	1,170	157	320	437	1,090
Job creation programme	…	…	9.10.1975	31.12.1977(b)	(e)	43,000	(e)	37,000	(e)	25,000	(e)	68,000
					31.12.1978(c)
Recruitment subsidy for school leavers	13.10.1975	30. 9.1976(d)	—	5,152	—	3,443	—	2,529	—	3,889
Youth employment subsidy	…	…	1.10.1976	31. 3.1978(d)	—	8,343	—	8,001	—	4,607	—	6,533
Work experience programme	…	…	21. 9.1976	31. 3.1978(d)	—	9,000	—	7,000	—	8,000	—	7,500
Footnotes
(a) Under the special measures additional funds have been made available since 1975 to provide extra places; the statistics supplied relate to the whole scheme.
(b) Date scheme closes for applications.
(c) Date on which scheme ceases operation.
(d) Date scheme closed.
(e) Ended 31 December 1978.