HC Deb 24 March 1982 vol 20 cc379-80W
Mr. Arthur Davidson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how much money the Government have paid to the North-East Lancashire area since 1979, including also a yearly breakdown under the youth opportunities programme and similar schemes.

Mr. Alison

Information on expenditure in North-East Lancashire is not available. Details of the national expenditure on the youth opportunities programme and similar special employment and training measures are as follows:

Outturn 1979–80 Outturn 1980–81

£ million

 Estimates 1981–82
Temporary Employment Subsidy 40.9 0.9 *—
Temporary Short-time Working Compensation Scheme 24.4 365.0 ‡388.5
Job Release Scheme 85.4 136.0 129.0
Small Firms Employment Subsidy 45.4 10.8 †—
Job Creation Programme 4.9 0.5 0.1
STEP and Community Enterprise Programme 51.0 45.7 95.0
Community Industry 17.0 19.0 22.0
Youth Opportunities Programme 121.8 212.3 425.0

Mr. Alison

[pursuant to his reply, 18 March 1982, c. 182]: The following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed at May 1979 and February 1982 for the areas specified. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.

Notes;

* The Temporary Employment Subsidy closed for applications on 31 March 1979.

† The Small Firms Employment Subsidy closed for applications on 31 March 1980.

‡ A shortfall of £100 million approximately is expected because of reduced demand.