§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people from each travel-to-work area or employment office area within the metropolitan county of Merseyside have been assisted, at what total cost, under the employment transfer scheme in each of the last 12 months; and what were the comparable figures for each previous year to May 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been assisted, and at what total cost, under the employment transfer scheme in each of the last 12 months; and how many were assisted and at what cost in each of the previous years to May 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonStatistics on the employment transfer scheme are collected on a quarterly basis. The number of people assisted under the scheme and the payments under the scheme since 1 April 1979 are:
Numbers assisted Payments under the scheme £ 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980 9,785 7,004,244 1 April 1980 to 31 March 1981 5,668 4,108,373 1 April 1981 to 31 March 1982 5,367 4,182,106 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1983 4,879 5,261,919 1 April 1983 to 30 June 1983 994 3,695,003 1 July 1983 to 30 September 1983 1,070 1 October 1983 to 31 December 1983 907 Figures for 1 January 1984 to 31 March 1984 are not yet available.