§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the Ministry of Health and Social Services officially approved courses at the Irish Management Institute in the Republic of Eire; what grants are made available by the Ministry; what is the estimated cost in the financial year; why similar courses were not established in the Faculty of Business Studies in the Queens University of Belfast or in the Northern Ireland Polytechnic at Jordanstown; and whether grants are available and if so to what amount for Northern Ireland businessmen to take up management courses at the Manchester and London Business Schools.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe Ministry has powers to provide grants to meet 50 per cent. of the fees and of the cost of travel and subsistence incurred by managers attending approved courses in Northern Ireland or elsewhere. All applications are considered individually on the merits of the applicant and the course for which application has been made. The estimated cost of the scheme in 1973–74 is £50,000.
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