§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how much Government expenditure on sheltered employment facilities for, respectively, the mentally ill and the physically and mentally disabled will be reduced in 1979 and 1980 as a result of respectively, the announced £32 million cut in the Manpower Services Commission training programme and other cuts in public expenditure planned by the Government.
§ Mr. Jim Lester, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28 June 1979], gave the following answer:
Government expenditure on sheltered employment facilities will not be affected by cuts in the Manpower Services Commission training programme and other cuts in public expenditure planned by the Government in 1979–80.