§ 28. Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement on the progress of the job creation scheme in the Swansea area.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that grants totalling £841,082 have been allocated under the job creation programme to 65 projects approved in the Swansea area for the creation of 489 jobs.
§ 38. Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how he envisages an extension of the job creation programme; and what have been its costs to date.
§ Mr. GoldingThe Manpower Services Commission has recently published a report on "Young People and Work" which recommends that the present range of special employment and training mea-
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Name of Sponsor Number of jobs Total cost Nature of project £ Cheshire County Council 8 7,244 Countryside enhancement. Barbour Institute Committee 5 9,590 Redecoration of community centre. Knowsley Youth Trust 18 21,178 Minor building works. Chester Arts and Recreational Trust… 8 16,991 Arts and recreational activities. Upton-by-Chester United Reformed Church. 10 13,274 Extension to existing church hall. City of Chester YMCA 22 49,104 Restoration and decoration of "Old Palace" YMCA building. Chester City Council 7 13,659 Archaeological excavation in city of Chester. Cheshire Constabulary 42 81,391 Ancillary assistance in administration, communication, printing etc. Cheshire County Council Libraries and Museums Department. 4 7,393 Compiling records of books held by libraries. Cheshire County Council 5 13,040 Revision of county's architectural records and publication of brochure. Chester Arts and Recreational Trust… 22 49,756 Organising community arts group in Chester and linking with other voluntary groups in area. 14 12,581 Repairs and modifications to exhibition area. Cheshire County Council 4 11,004 Careers Information Service. 18 45,128 Adult literacy scheme. 2 2,007 Computeration of employment records and publication of brochure. Tottehall Recreation Club 15 27,640 Extension to building. Cheshire County Council 20 51,567 Computeration of police records. Youth Hostel Association 14 23,017 Repairs and decorations to Chester Youth Hostel sures for young people, including the job creation programme, should be replaced by a more extensive, unified programme of training and work experience opportunities. The Government are now considering these proposals. At the same time they will be considering the future of job creation for adults. Up to 9th June 1977 grants totalling £119.1 million had been allocated to projects approved under the job creation programme.
§ 41. Mr. Molloyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been created, under the job creation scheme, in the last six months within the Greater London area.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that 594 jobs have been created in the last six months in the Greater London area.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been created, to the latest convenient date, in the Cheshire County Council area under the job creation programme; who are their sponsors; and what is the total sum made available to each project.
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Name of Sponsor Number of jobs Total cost Nature of project £ Cheshire County Council 25 53,408 Land work in country park. 15 12,756 Research and preparation of prospectus for various parks. 5 8,512 Register of housing stock. John Warnock 19 35,561 General building operations. Cheshire Association of Boys Clubs 11 31,155 Repairs to youth clubs and houses. North West Play Association 5 10,835 Survey of play areas and play facilities. Cheshire County Council Libraries and Museums Department. 5 7,541 Cataloguing and indexing. Chester Theatre Club 12 20,090 Redecoration of club premises. Christleton Players 5 7,859 Construction of sets for outdoor productions about the history of Chester. Task Force North 24 49,640 Environmental work. Chester Sailing and Canoeing Club 15 9,529 Minor building works and redecoration. Chester Constabulary 20 26,515 Computerisation of police records. Chester Swimming Association 19 44,347 Renovation and decoration of Chester City Baths. Chester Sea Cadet Corps 14 18,008 Renovation of sea cadet headquarters. Huxley Parish Council 12 19,767 Erection of timber building for use of local community. Chester Gateway Theatre Trust Ltd. 6 12,594 Range of back-stage activities. Chester City Council 23 50,000 Construction of community centre. Cheshire County Council 5 12,948 Indexing books on local history. Cheshire County Council Play Association 7 9,799 Developing facilities at adventure playground and extending activities at playground for handicapped. Congleton Borough Council 5 14,192 Microfilming of planning and building records. 32 49,413 Formation of golf course. 6 7,317 Provision of riverside walks. 5 3,208 Roof insulation to old people's houses. 5 10,123 Cataloguing historical information. 7 18,588 Survey of local authority housing stock. South Cheshire College of Further 16 21,547 Building, repairs and redecorating. Education. 11 24,623 Study of aspects of final years of education in relation to employment. Cheshire County Council 2 5,736 Play leaders' scheme. Cheshire County Council Libraries and Museums Department. 2 3,450 Collection and indexing of information. ICI Mond Division 7 6,630 Improve and renew canal footpath. Crewe and Northwick Borough Council 2 4,893 Updating of clerical records. 9 21,268 Environmental work. Crewe Community Health Council 5 8,745 Survey of attitudes towards health service. Congleton Borough Council 30 49,350 Formation of 9-hole golf course. Ellesmere Port British Legion 13 13,012 Improvements to Legion-owned land. 17 20,665 Erection of sports hall and other facilities. Ellesmere Port Borough Council 33 27,813 Motorway landscaping and planting. 9 8,423 Additional allotments—fences, hedges etc. 23 20,066 Reclamation and general agricultural work. 33 26,303 Provision of recreation areas. 11 19,459 Range of clerical work in various departments. 14 11,426 Development of stadium facilities. 17 44,661 Erection of squash courts. 8 15,510 Building changing rooms on recreation ground. 14 33,614 Building community centre. 13 16,617 Cleaning, repair and renovation to canal bridge and towpath. Ellesmere Port Team Parish 8 10,591 Restoration of churchyard. Vauxhall Motors 10 22,233 Landscaping, sports and social club grounds, construct bowling greens and children's playground. Ellesmere Port Borough Council 1 2,626 Liaison and administrative officer for Ellesmere Port Borough Council JCP projects. Ellesmere Port British Legion 20 49,804 Administration unit for groups of small JCP projects. Royal British Legion 18 41,772 Churchyard and sportsground improvement. 27 46,365 Environmental improvement for charitable groups' premises. 30 49,054 Minor repairs to buildings used by local-community. 158W 159W
Name of Sponsor Number of jobs Total cost Nature of project £ Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough 27 34,159 Adventure equipment for recreation ground. Council. 5 3,026 Provision of street garden and surfacing of car park. 24 50,000 Inland navigation museum. 8 24,497 Building community centre. 9 27,001 Construction work at Neston Recreation Centre. 11 19,707 Clerical work in housing department. Ellesmere Port British Legion 28 46,874 Improvements to schools' grounds and buildings. North West Water Authority 4 4,132 Checking water authority and rates records. Halton District Job Creation Group 42 52,025 Repairs and redecoration of houses of handicapped, elderly, etc. 8 18,454 Environmental improvement at research station. 8 11,965 Provision of Sandymoors Green. 8 14,003 Weston and West Pond Village improvement. 8 17,280 Production of science school materials. 8 16,371 Improvements for angling clubs. Neston Community Youth Centre 14 20,673 Redecoration of houses of elderly, etc. Widnes Spastic Fellowship 11 25,015 Modifying headquarters for social purposes. 9 5,780 Modifying headquarters for social purposes (extension). Halton Borough Council 9 11,767 Landscaping and planting of old peoples' gardens. 11 18,096 Painting properties at Widnes West Bank. 12 22,184 Clerical work in various departments. 13 25,507 Renovation of Bridgewater canal. 2 2,640 Investigating water drainage. 4 4,702 Survey of bus services. 10 13,037 Bridge enhancement scheme. 3 7,744 Programme for expansion of small firms. Runcorn Development Corporation 2 3,983 Gardening for elderly. 17 41,734 Renewal of farm buildings. 17 26,770 Construction of play centre. Halton District Job Creation Steering Group 30 47,565 Environmental work; redecoration of homes of elderly. Crowwood Hospital League of Friends 18 32,199 Construction of hydrotherpay swimming pool. Cheshire County Council 13 38,497 Building works, repairs and decoration. Bollington Swimming Pool Committee 20 22,915 Construction of swimming pool. Bollington Trading Estate Ltd. 9 10,590 Environmental improvements. Macclesfield Rugby Union and Sports Club 5 3,373 Renovation of club and grounds. GMCVS 24 7,290 Playscheme. Cheshire County Council 17 44,835 Resiting of medieval barn and restoration of medieval hall and barn for use as exhibition hall. 10 33,048 Preparation of educational and historical guides. Macclesfield Borough Council 5 10,534 Environmental improvements. Macclesfield County Youth Centre 7 5,075 Rebuilding cabin cruiser for youth club. Gingerbread Area Office 4 8,265 Support for one-parent families. Bollington Leisure Centre 18 16,862 Building squash courts. Society for Investigation of Human Values 15 10,373 Toft Hall renovation. Macclesfield Borough Council 30 29,353 Enhancement of Upton Priory parish church. Colshaw Community Service 11 28,839 Gardening and decorating for old and handicapped people; establishment of "good neighbour" scheme. 10 2,945 Playleadership for holiday play scheme. National Trust 16 28,435 Conversion of Quarry Bank Mill at Styal into museum. 13 24,125 Restoration of water wheel and clearance of hydraulic channels at Styal. 8 14,957 Replacement of cobbling and setting in Sytal conservation area. Macclesfield Council for Voluntary Service 6 18,678 Gardening and minor repairs to homes of elderly and disabled. ICI Mond Division 6 3,641 Clearing and improving land.
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North West Water Authority 6 6,347 Improvement to grounds of Weatherham Grange. 8 19,742 Restoration of Banbury Corn Mill. Cheshire County Council Library and Museums Department. 3 6,511 Cataloguing books. Museums Department. 6 13,311 Conservation and development of museum. Cheshire County Council Scout Group 17 25,053 Environmental improvements and decoration. Vale Royal District Council 2 1,944 Highway engineering and drainage systems survey. 6 11,774 Survey of buildings of historic interest. 2 4,660 Update register of planning applications. Lymm Angling Club 5 6,261 Building and environmental work. Northwick Youth Project 11 30,538 Renovation work on youth centres and old people's homes. ICI 6 5,020 General gardening works. Cheshire County Council 1 1,718 Library and museum work. Cheshire County Council Library and Museums Department 1 1,320 Cataloguing of educational resources and media. Winford Community Work Project 17 49,008 Repairs to centres for community, youth and elderly. North West Water Authority 4 4,132 Checking rates records of water authority. 2 3,463 Updating records of district water mains. 14 17,413 Environmental improvement. 8 19,330 Survey of careers information. 2 3,349 Detailed records of water mains. 5 4,622 Environmental improvement. 2 4,018 Using details from ordnance survey maps and applying maths formulae to establish river flows. 1 1,386 Amalgamation and standardisation of records; publicity. 2 6,075 Preparation of information, environmental and construction work. 1 2,940 Assessment of relevance of staff development scheme. 1 1,280 Survey of water resources in North West Water Authority area. Warrington Industrial Trust 18 37,495 Construction, assembly, furnishing. Warrington New Town Development Corporation 20 37,350 Environmental improvements. Rylands Recreation Club 11 14,121 Minor building work to sports and social club. Warrington Federation of Youth and Community Workers 23 49,333 Various landscaping and decorating work. Community Workers. 15 38,993 General improvement of community and sports facilities. Warrington Town Community Council 9 22,568 Helping elderly people in a variety of ways. Grappenhall Youth Association 20 28,464 Construction of gymnasium and changing rooms. Warrington Borough Council 10 11,445 Environmental improvement. 10 17,384 Documentation and storage of museum collection. Parochial Church Council—All Saints 8 10,592 Modernisation of graveyard and building works. Warrington Industrial Trust 2 1,436 Research into outlets for products from Wymac Toys. Cheshire County Council 5 11,050 Cleaning and painting of bridge. Warrington New Town Development Corporation. 7 8,326 Construction of security ditches and fire breaks. 3 6,557 Research and production of guidance to environmental resources in the area. Warrington Museum and Art Galleries 3 8,387 Cataloguing and indexing of collections.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been created to date in Oxfordshire 160W under the job creation programme; who are the sponsors; and what is the total sum made available to each project.
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§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is as follows:
JOBS CREATED TO DATE IN OXFORDSHIRE Sponsor Jobs Total MSC Grant £ Great Western Society Ltd. 12 13,173 Village Housing Charitable Trust 6 4,719 Oxford City Council 17 29,979 Wallingford Arts Council 10 4,184 Oxford Community Work Force 14 18,339 Oxford City Council 7 8,585 Oxford City Council 21 16,512 Oxfordshire Youth Drama Committee 12 21,303 Westminster College Trust Estate 12 7,713 Oxfordshire County Council 6 6,713 Oxford City Council 20 23,892
§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the number of organisations that have made application to be included in the job creation programme covering the Greater London area; and if he will list those organisations and the amount of grant paid to them.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that the information required cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost to public funds. However, I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that, up to 26th May, approval has been given, under the job creation programme, to 158 projects in the Greater London area, creating 2,030 jobs with job creation programme grants of £1,593,954.