§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many full-time jobs, other than jobs within the Manpower Services Commission itself, are being created by the Manpower Services Commission in the current year; and what is the cost to the taxpayer of each job so provided, taking account of the full cost of the Manpower Services Commission's administrative and operational expenditures.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that about 63,000 temporary full-time jobs will have been created in 1977 under the job creation programme. The estimated net cost to the taxpayer of each job created is about £700, taking account of savings in unemployment and social security benefits, of national insurance contributions and of taxes reverting to the Exchequer, as well as the administrative314W and operational expenditure incurred in running the programme.