§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what money is now available for job creation in Scotland.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 11th July 1977; Vol. 240W 935, c. 53], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that of the £42 million allotted to Scotland under the job creation programme, £5.7 million is still available for allocation to approved projects.
In addition, workers in Scotland will benefit from the extension to 31st March 1978 of the youth employment subsidy, which was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 29th June, and from engagements made under the small firms employment subsidy, which applies to special development areas only and was introduced on 1st July 1977. I regret that no separate estimates for Scotland are available of either the cost or the numbers who will benefit under these schemes.
Jobs created by funds provided under Section 7 of the Industry Act are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.