§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total sum received by the United Kingdom in 1975 from the EEC Social Fund; and what proportion this represented of schemes to train workers and increase mobility of labour, unemployment and under-employment in developing regions.
§ Mr. GoldingA total of £45.9 million was allocated to the United Kingdom for 1975, of which £31.8 million was in respect of schemes to train workers and increase mobility of labour in developing regions. The United Kingdom applied in respect of all operations believed to be eligible under this heading, on which total expenditure in 1975 was £71.9 million. Thus the allocations represented 44 per cent. of relevant United Kingdom expenditure.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment what amount of financial assistance was received from the EEC 103W Social Fund in 1975 for workers affected by difficulties experienced by certain groups of undertakings, workers needing to adapt to technical progress, and unemployed under 25 years of age.
§ Mr. John GrantAllocations to the United Kingdom from the European Social Fund for 1975 include £4,448,300 for assistance to young people under 25 years of age who are unemployed or seeking employment and £144,140 for retraining of workers needing to adapt to technical progress.
The United Kingdom made no applications to the Fund in 1975 in respect of groups of undertakings.