§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list the statutory powers, and other means available to him, to control or influence the number of people employed by, and the wage and salary bill of, local authorities or other public sector bodies not part of central Government.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following statutes provide powers to influence expenditure by the bodies shown: Industrial Training Act 1964, as amended by the Employment and Training Act 1973—industrial training boards; the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944—Remploy Limited; the Employment and Training Act 1973—community industry.