§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) pursuant to his reply of 21st November to the Question of the hon. Member for Louth, what is the total amount of money that has been allocated to the Luton Campaign for Homosexual Equality under the job creation programme in the current year;
(2) which trades unions signified to him their support for the application by the Luton Campaign for Homosexual Equality for a scheme under the job creation programme;
(3) pursuant to his reply of 21st November to the Written Question of the hon. Member for Louth, what organisations other than the Campaign for Homosexual Equality are in the Troika consortium which is sponsoring a project under the job creation programme in Luton.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it is estimated that, of the funds allocated for the 12 months commencing 25th July 1977 to the job creation project in Luton sponsored by the consortium of voluntary organisations named "Troika", approximately £3,300 is for work carried out by the Luton Campaign for Homosexual Equality.
No trade unions were asked to signify their support for the application. Such consultation was not considered necessary in this case, as no permanent jobs in the area were likely to be affected. However, the application was approved by the Area Action Committee on which there is both trade union and employer representation.
When the Troika project was approved for funding, the organisations in the sponsoring consortium in addition to the Luton Campaign for Homosexual Equality were Luton Women's Aid and 757W the Afro-Caribbean Education and Cultural Organisation. The latter organisation has not been able to proceed with its part of the project.