§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of people who have taken advantage of the resettlement transfer scheme in each of the regions since September 1975;
(2) how many people, since September 1975, have taken advantage of the resettlement transfer scheme in the light of the Government's special measures to reduce unemployment on Merseyside.
§ Mr. John FraserI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is not yet available. I will circulate it in theOfficial Report when it becomes available.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much money he estimates has been spent in pursuance of the resettlement transfer scheme during the current year.
§ Mr. John FraserI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the amount spent on grants and allowances under the Employment Transfer Scheme in the financial year 1975–76, to December 1975, is estimated at £4,550,000.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will monitor the number of families moving from areas of high unemployment as a result of the
STOCKS, DISPOSALS AND PRODUCTION OF DOMESTIC SOLID FUEL (thousand tons) Premium Smokeless Naturally Smokeless Other Smokeless House Coal Total Stocks * End October 1974 … 8 30 60† 11 109 End October 1975 … 83 Negative 104† 391 578 Disposals Year ended October 1975 … 1,563 1,558 2,563 8,641 14,325 Production Year ended October 1975 … 1,659 1,528 1,622† 9,021 13,830 * Stocks held by NCB and other smokeless fuel producers only. In addition there are stocks held by coal merchants for which figures are not available. † Excludes hard coke.