§ 37. Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail the exact role that will be played by his Department and the Manpower Services Commission in assisting the newly-announced city action teams in various inner city areas.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonEach of the five city action teams includes the Manpower Services Commission's director for the region concerned, who also acts as the Secretary of State's representative in that region. The director in northern region is the leader of the Newcastle-Gateshead team. They and their staff will be playing their full part working with colleagues from the Departments of the Environment and Trade and Industry to ensure that the best use is made of central Government programmes in the inner city areas concerned. The Government's employment and training programmes have an important role to play in assisting the regeneration of inner city areas, and the changes announced in the Budget, in particular the expansion of the community programme, will increase that contribution.