§ Mr. Chatawayasked the Minister of Labour what was the cost of Government resettlement and retraining schemes in 1961–62; under what schemes this money was expended; and, in the event of Britain's accession to the European Economic Community, what proportion of this sum would qualify for a 50 per cent. grant from the European Economic Community Social Fund under Articles 123 to 127 of the Rome Treaty and under the regulations adopted by the Council of Ministers in August, 1960.
§ Mr. HareThe cost to my Department of resettlement grants and industrial training in the financial year 1961–62 was about £2,200,000. Certain additional costs of industrial training were borne on the Votes of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Works. Resettlement grants were provided under the temporary transfer scheme and the resettlement scheme; industrial training was provided under the disabled persons scheme, the ex-Regular scheme and the 95W general scheme for able-bodied persons. It is not possible at this stage to make any estimate of the proportion of this expenditure which would qualify for grant from the European Economic Community Social Fund, should we join the Community.