§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the details of the projects under the job creation programme which have been sponsored by trade unions in the London and South-East area, the Midlands area and the Northern area.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that details of projects sponsored by trade unions under the job creation programme in the London and South East area, the Midlands area and the Northern area are as follows:
the projects undertaken under the job creation programme in the Middleton and Prestwich constituency; and what the cost of each project has been.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that details of projects approved under the job creation programme in the Middleton and Prestwich constituency are not 519W readily available. However, up to 11th July, grants totalling £833,241 for the creation of 528 jobs had been allocated under the programme to 42 projects approved in the Bury and Rochdale local authority areas, which include the Middleton and Prestwich constituency.
Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the projects undertaken under the job creation programme in the Greater Manchester area.
§ Mr. GoldingI do not wish. at present, to ask the Manpower Services Commission to provide lengthy lists of projects, the preparation of which would take up staff resources urgently required for the development of the Commission's new programmes to assist unemployed people.
I am informed, however, that up to 11th July grants totalling £6,349,101 had been allocated to 485 projects in the Greater Manchester area, creating 4,022 jobs.