§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make available, with reference to the survey of community programme participants that was carried out between mid-November and mid-December 1983 by the Social and Community Planning Research Centre for the Manpower Services Commission, for each of the two standard age and duration eligibility conditions, the percentage of the then participants who were (I) married (a) female (i) supervisory/manager or (ii) non supervisory/manager and (b) male (i) supervisory/manager or (ii) non supervisory/manager and (II) single (a) female (i) supervisory/manager or (ii) non supervisory/manager and (b) male (i) supervisory/manager or (ii) non supervisory/manager; what percentage of each married subgrouping had an employed spouse; what percentage of each of all subgroupings had dependent resident children of 0 to 15 years age range; and what percentage of each subgroup was in receipt of any major benefit while on the community programme.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAvailable information about this survey is set out in the Social and Community Planning Research Centre report, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. Other information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his reply, Official Report, 13 December, columns 559–60, he will give the inclusive dates for the survey from which information was derived, and give the proportion of those aged 18 to 24 years to those aged 25 years and over.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe survey to which I referred in my previous reply was conducted between June and August 1984. Of the 878 former participants surveyed, 52 per cent. were aged 18 to 24 and 48 per cent. were aged 25 and over.