Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will ensure that the grant from the European Social Fund in the form of aid towards assisting United Kingdom immigrants from non-EEC countries is used to finance additional expenditure rather 605W than to meet the costs of existing programmes; and whether district councils are recognised as public bodies for the purpose of making grant applications.
§ Mr. John FraserThe answer to the first part of the Question is "No". In order to minimise public expenditure, it is the Government's policy that receipts from the European Social Fund should be used to defray the cost of existing programmes. The answer to the second part of the Question is "Yes".
Type of Project Area Painting and decorating (e.g., in homes of old or physically handicapped people, or community centres) Building and construction (e.g., renovation of property for community use, erection offences, laying concrete, repairing canal bridges, boatbuilding, Projects Employees Projects Employees Dundee … 3 26 5 36 Glasgow … 5 38 5 40 North Tyne … 3 29 2 12 Wearside … 4 38 3 22 Cleveland … 4 52 5 29 South Yorkshire … 2 30 7 61 Liverpool … 2 24 — — Gwent … 1 9 5 56 West Cumbria … 1 4 4 23 South Tyne … 4 33 5 30 Humberside … 3 24 5 37 Leeds … 3 26 3 15 North Lanarks … 5 23 6 37 Lower Clyde … — — 2 17 Manchester … 1 2 4 33 West Midlands … 2 16 4 32 Knowsley … 5 38 1 9 Camden/Islington … 1 12 1 5 Lewisham … 1 8 4 38 Mid Glamorgan … — — 4 32 Totals … 50 432 75 564
Type of Project Area Gardening (e.g., gardening for old people, tidying churchyards, clearing canal towpaths) Social work (e.g., personal care and service in old people's homes and clubs playgroups and special schools) Projects Employees Projects Employees Dundee … 2 17 3 12 Glasgow … 2 16 8 57 North Tyne … 6 47 3 21 Wearside … 4 38 4 31 Cleveland … — — 2 36 South Yorkshire … 1 8 4 46 Liverpool … — — 10 75 Gwent … 2 17 2 26 West Cumbria … — — 1 21 South Tyne … 2 19 6 12 Humberside … — — — — Leeds … 1 9 1 11 North Lanarks … — — 5 19 Lower Clyde … — — 2 20 Manchester … — — 3 15 West Midlands … — — 1 12 Knowsley … 1 11 2 29 Camden/Islington … — — — — Lewisham … — — — — Mid Glamorgan … — — 1 7 Totals … 21 182 58 450