HC Deb 12 March 1981 vol 1000 c369W
Mrs. Fenner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the United Kingdom projects which have successfully qualified for aid under that section of the European social fund designed to help women aged over 25 years.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Between 1978 when the scheme for the training of women was introduced and 1980, six applicants received allocations from the European social fund to assist schemes of training for women over 25. The individual allocations were as follows:

Year in which allocation was made Organisation and Scheme Allocation
£
1978 Manpower Services Commission (Training Services Division) — Wider Opportunities for Women 12,667
1979 Manpower Services Commission (Training Services Division) — Wider Opportunities for Women 425,791
Distributive Industry Training Board (Northern Ireland) — Women returning to work in wholesaling and retailing 10,993
1980 Hatfield Polytechnic — accountancy foundation course 37,000
Co-operative Bank, Merseyside — training for supervisory work at a level where women are under-represented 21,579
Leicestershire County Council — training for women in the field of arts/crafts occupations 5,923