§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were in receipt of money under the employment transfer scheme in 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of people who received assistance under the Employment Transfer Scheme between 1st January 1976 and 30th September 1976, which is the last date for which figures are available, totalled 16,131.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were in receipt of money under the employment transfer scheme in 1976 in respect of visits to spouses or dependants; and what was the total cost.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that this information is not available in the form requested. Under the Employment Transfer Scheme the number of assisted fares issued to enable workers to visit their spouses and/or dependants between 1st January 1976 and 30th September 1976, which is the last date for which figures are available, totalled 7,775. Financial information is not available in the form requested. In 1976, expenditure on this item under the Employment Transfer Scheme, the Key Workers Scheme and the Nucleus Labour Force Scheme totalled £178,143.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were in receipt of money under the employment transfer scheme in 1976 in respect of settling-in grants; what are the five commonest individual component expenses of settling in for which the grants are made; and what was the total cost.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that under the Employment Transfer Scheme the number of people who received a settling-in-grant between 1st January 1976 and 30th September 1976, which is the last date for which figures are available, totalled 16,131.
211WThere is no information available about the purposes to which this grant is put.
Financial information is not available in the form requested. In 1976, expenditure on settling-in-grants under the Employment Transfer Scheme, the Key Workers Scheme and the Nucleus Labour Force Scheme totalled £317,344.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were in receipt of money under the employment transfer scheme in 1976 in respect of temporary separation allowances; and what was the total cost.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of people who received a temporary separation allowance under the Employment Transfer Scheme between 1st January 1976 and 30th September 1976, which is the last date for which figures are available, totalled 5,791.
Financial information is not available in the form requested. In 1976, expenditure on temporary separation allowance under the Employment Transfer Scheme, the Key Workers Scheme and the Nucleus Labour Force Scheme totalled £1,717,859.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons who were registered as students in tertiary education six months prior to applying for employment transfer grants received such grants in each year since such grants have been available; and what was the total cost of these grants in each year.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that this information is not available.