§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the projects in the Greater London area which received money from the European social fund during the last five years showing the sponsoring bodies and the amount allocated.
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§ Mr. AlisonThe bulk of allocations from the European social fund are in respect of national employment and training schemes and cannot be broken down on a regional basis. The list following shows allocations from the fund which have been made since January 1978 to schemes run by local authorities, voluntary bodies and private firms in the Greater London area. The European Commission will shortly announce one further set of decisions on 1982 allocations but these are not expected to concern schemes in the Greater London area.
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Allocation £ 1978 Training and re-training in new production skills for workers in the textiles and clothing sector. L. & G. Stearne Ltd., London 9,100 Integration into the employment and social environment of migrant workers under the age of 25. London council of social services 20,224 1979 (None) 1980 Two training courses in industrial draughtsmanship for 32 unemployed women under the age of 25. Inner London Education Authority 11,500 Skills training for Bengali women in the clothing industry. Tower Hamlets training forum 27,883 1981 Training of 48 women for skills in carpentry. Lambeth women's workshop 20,724 Retraining of 232 Bengalese workers in small firms in the clothing sector. Towen Hamlets training forum 132,793 Intensive English Language tuition plus vocational preparation and guidance for 96 young immigrants. Camden committee for community relations 94,498 Programme to facilitate transfer of 173 dockers from old port of London to new docks at Tilbury. Port of London Authority 219,295 1982 2 programmes of vocational training for 270 women under the age of 25 in nontraditional occupations. London borough of southwark 298,700 Training in clothing industry skills for unemployed people and some workers already in the clothing industry. Tower Hamlets training forum 132,500 New technology training for unemployed people and for employees of small and medium-sized firms to facilitate modernisation of production and management techniques. London borough of Southwark 12,800 Pre-employment training and preparation for work induction and skills training in carpentry for 38 unemployed women over the age of 25. Lambeth women's workshop 28,138
Allocation £ Vocational Training of 60 unemployed women over the age of 25 for jobs where women are traditionally under-represented. London borough of Southwark 114,110 Training of 70 people in microelectronic and information technology to counteract a shortage of skilled labour. London borough of Southwark 85,060 Training of 40 handicapped people for the open labour market. London borough of Redbridge 37,605 Demonstration project to train 50 physically handicapped people for employment in the open labour market. London borough of Southwark 106,507 Pilot scheme for the provision of technical and management skills for a training project at Stonebridge Bus Depot. London borough of Brent 67,810