§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the contribution from public funds to the National Centre for Industrial Language 555W Training; and of this amount how much has been contributed by local authorities.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the contribution from public funds to the National Centre for Industrial Language Training for the financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76, amounted to £58,686. For the financial year 1976–77 the contribution from public funds is expected to amount to £40,000. Further contributions from public funds will amount to £50,000 for each of the years 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80.
No part of the contributions is made by local authorities.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial language training units have been established since January 1975; where they are located; and how they are funded.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that since January 1975, 20 industrial language units have been established. The units are located in Barking, Bolton, Brent, Bradford, Calderdale, Coventry, Ealing, Inner London—two units—Kirklees, Leeds, Leicestershire, Manchester, Nottinghamshire, Oldham, Rochdale, Slough, Tameside, Walsall and Warwickshire.
Local authority expenditure on industrial language units is grant-aided, at the rate of 75 per cent., by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the urban programme and under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966.
Twenty-five per cent. of the costs of the units is met directly by local education authorities.