§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Paymaster General how much money has been directed towards the funding of the youth training scheme from the European social fund.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe youth training scheme has been allocated the following amounts from the European social fund since its introduction in 1983:
Year Period covered Social fund allocation £ 1983 1 September 1983 to 31 March 1984 70,866,334 1984 1 April 1984 to 31 December 1984 137,949,591 1985 (to date)* 1 January 1984 to 31 December 1985 90,132,802 * A further allocation of about £3.6 million for 1985 is expected.