§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to the
£ million Total expenditure Expenditure on administration etc. Manpower Services Commission 513.9* 216.2 Health and Safety Commission 46.8 45.8 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 10.1 10.1 Community Industry 12.2 12.2† Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth 0.2‡ 0.2 Notes:
* Includes expenditure on grants to industrial training boards.
† Includes wages paid to the young employees.
‡ Accommodation, superannuation etc. are provided without charge as allied services and would add approximately 60 per cent. to this estimate.
My Department also pays a subvention to meet the net costs incurred by Remploy Ltd., a trading company providing sheltered employment. The company's gross expenditure in 1978–79 is estimated as £54.8 million and the subvention as £25.8 million.