§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the applications from Scotland under the job creation scheme since its inception, showing the nature of the project, the number of man weeks, the cost and the decision in each case.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, up to 8th October, 1,577 applications had been received for projects in Scotland, of which 1,164 had been approved, providing over 350,000 man weeks of employment at a cost of £15.7 million. 305 applications had been rejected or withdrawn. The detailed information requested for each application could not be obtained without disproportionate306W expenditure of staff time but, if the hon. Member has any particular applications in mind, I should be pleased to provide the details requested.