§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the 1,000 extra places for community 229W industry have now been allocated; and what steps he proposes to take to increase the allocation.
§ Mr. John FraserInformation on the allocation of the first 320 places was given in my reply of 14th October to my hon. Friend.—[Vol. 897, c.657]. The remaining additional capacity of 680 places has been allocated and the details are given below. We are now considering the need for further expansion.
Expansion authorised in existing areas of operation: Area Present capacity Additional places North Lanarkshire 100 50 Lower Clyde 50 50 West Cumbria 50 30 South Tyne 120 30 Knowsley 100 50 Leeds 60 40 South Wales 220 80 West Midlands* 100 50 * This unit will be sub-divided into a unit of 100 places based on Birmingham and a unit of 50 places based on Coventry.
Extension to new areas: Area Capacity Dumbarton, Clydebank, Bearsden, Strathkelvin, Cumbernauld 100 Clackmannan, Falkirk, Stirling 50 Bradford 50 Grimsby, Cleethorpes 50 Chesterfield, Bolsover, North-East Derbyshire 50