§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many minutes of work it took a man earning the national average wage to earn (a) one pound of butter, (b) one pint of milk and (c) one pint of beer, respectively, in 1950, 1965 and 1977, or at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GoldingAssuming the man to have gross weekly earnings equal to the average for all full-time manual men (a) and deductions for income tax and national insurance appropriate to a married man with two children under the age of 11 the information is as follows:
Creation Programme; who are their sponsors; and what is the total sum made available to each project.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is as follows:—
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Sponsor Project Jobs MSC Grant £ Improvements to grounds of two mental hospitals 3 6,465 Painting in 7 hospital units and 10 community clinics 6 9,451 Humberside CC Welfare services for elderly, handicapped and children in residential home etc. 30 44,408 Survey of hazards and appropriate emergency action—to be made into a central index system. 2 5,378 Ancillary clerical assistance 32 35,371 University of Hull Cataloguing material in University library 5 12,610 Humberside Area HA Painting at hospitals 6 19,666 Promoting health education 5 14,587 Bricking-up disused ventilation shafts in hospital wards. 6 7,272 Cataloguing of building plans 2 4,972 Setting up experimental activity centre in a long-stay hospital. 4 7,244 Humberside CC Repairing fences for field boundaries 6 1,526 Task Force North Remove debris from disused extension of Market Weighton canal. 13 12,252 Humberside CC Eradicate Dutch Elm disease (2 projects) 14 16,507 Task Force North Clearance of shrubs, dykes and drains on estate 17 9,424 Humberside Area HA Setting up card index system for school health service. 2 4,433 Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society Restoration of keel boat 2 1,382 Humberside Area HA Preparing medical records for microfilming 2 3,246 Humberside CC Organising activities in playgroups, day nurseries, community homes etc. 15 28,798 North Wolds BC Clearance of undergrowth from two sites 4 3,032 Compilation of card index of planning permission applications. 2 3,482 Humberside Area HA Preparation of inventory of biochemistry stores 1 2,475 Kingston upon Hull CC Archaeological excavation of medieval Hull 10 24,076 Humberside Area HA Processing samples to determine level of mercury contaimination in dental surgeries. 1 2,343 Ancillary staff in engineering department of hospital 3 6,238 Hull Women's Aid Set up a second stage refuge for battered women 4,518 Youth Action Co-ordination and organisation of voluntary groups 3 5,971 University of Hull Research into bacteria in Humber estuary 3 7,232 Humberside Area HA Provide information for planning of facilities for Accident and Emergency Department at Hull Infirmary. 3 2,115 Painting and renovating hospitals and other health care premises. 6 18,662 Beverley BC Restoration of Skid by Windmill 2 2,153 Task Force North Promotion of Keep Britain Tidy campaign 5 5,546 Humberside Area HA Microfilming medical records 3 6,477 Check on electrical safety in old buildings 4 10,015 Humberside CC Clearance of woodlands area 8 7,622 Humberside Area HA Prepare medical records for microfilming 4 5,905 Auxiliary help in hospitals 25 11,655 Redecorating hospitals 4 12,602 Rewiring in hospitals 5 16,938 Beverley BC Survey of council tenants to ascertain extent of under-occupation and overcrowding (2 projects). 2 2,630 Goole Barge Club Conversion of old barge to residential centre 4 6,084 Boothferry DC Environmental improvement 5 5,658 Humberside Playing Fields Association Holiday play scheme for rural areas 9 4,032 Glanford BC Updating of records relating to sewer system 5 5,923 Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society. Restore "Amy Hawson" for use as a floating museum. 2 4,344 Grimsby BC Environmental improvement 5 10,704 Humberside Area HA Updating medical records 4 6,197 Grimsby BC Improvement of riverside [...] 8,467 Cleethorpes DC Improvement of holiday play area 5 12,441 Humberside Area HA Tidying up hospital grounds (2 projects) 6 7,754 Engineering assistance in maintenance of hospital equipment. 3 7,918 Establishment of stock records system 1 2,364 Ancillary work in physiotherapy department 3 6,285 Humberside CC Compilation of job classification and record index 4 6 836
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Sponsor Project Jobs MSC Grant £ Kingston upon Hull CC Environmental improvement 41 29,197 Humberside Area HA Filing of medical records 2 3,337 Compilation of plans and records of NHS buildings 4 5,666 Humberside CC Welfare services for children and the elderly 30 21,934 Humberside Area HA Cross reference index for library 1 2,074 Clerical support for Chief Engineer's office 1 2,074 Replacement of old heating system 4 8,083 Building Works in Beverley Health District 4 6,339 University of Hull Development of software for computer studies 2 5,344 Humberside CC Microfilming fire brigade records 2 2,675 University of Hull Preparation and mounting of fossils 2 2,363 Humberside Area HA Internal and external painting at Beverley hospital 6 6,039 Humberside Youth Assn. Ancilliary work in Youth and Community Centre 23 49,556 Humberside Area HA Hairdressing for geriatric patients 2 4,327 Improvement to buildings 3 7,423 Ancilliary portering duties in maternity hospital 2 1,076 Painting in hospitals, clinics and staff residences 6 9,117 Grimsby BC Insulation of homes of the elderly 3 1,910 Humberside Area HA Roof insulation of hospitals 2 3,826 Establishment of day activity centre in long stay hospital. 1 1,993 Wakefield Area HA Provision of cosmetic care for geriatric patients 1 1,533 Humberside Area HA Statistical analysis of use of operating theatres and other parts of hospital in order to reduce patient waiting lists. 1 2,218 Sorting of patients records 8,976 Yorkshire Electricity Board. Establishment of centralised filing system 3 1,476 Humberside Area HA Conversion of manual records system to computer based system. 1 1,267 Assistance for occupational therapist 1 1,804 Scunthorpe BC Roof insulation for council-owned dwellings 4 4,227 Age Concern Survey of needs of the elderly 3 5,102 Scunthorpe BC Environmental improvements 6 14,387 Scunthorpe Voluntary Organisation. Insulation and decoration of homes 13 22,301 Scunthorpe BC Woodland clearance 8 9,580 Updating records (3 projects) 11 19,514 Painting of agricultural museum exhibits (2 projects) 7 17,269 Glanford BC Repair of council buildings 9 8,781 Humberside Area HA Updating medical records 2 3,148 Scunthorpe BC Environmental improvements 8 10,104 Scunthorpe Voluntary Organisation Decorating and gardening for the elderly and infirm 13 10,317 North Wolds BC Environmental improvement at Bridlington cliffs 5 3,650 Clearing ditches and extension of car park 2 681 Clearing ditches and painting Bridlington harbour piles. 2 1,860 Preparation of car park 3 1,166 Environmental improvements to Industrial Estate 5 5,600 Ryedale DC Environmental improvements along riverside 8 7,601 Humberside Area HA Preparation of records for microfilming 3 8,239 Scunthorpe BC Environmental improvements 4 10,511 Display work for museum 1 2,669 Record of land utilisation and survey of trees for preservation. 34 7,864 Boothferry DC Environmental improvements 18 13,074 Humberside Area HA Sorting data for microfilming 2 1,188 Promotion of health education in the four health districts of Humberside area. 5 14,587 Filing of medical records 1 1,112 Humberside CC Ancilliary clerical assistance 12 17,238 Defining areas at risk from Dutch Elm disease (2 projects). 12 8,811 Manpower planning exercise (2 projects) 5 8,987 Research, identify and list hazardous substances and record all information and characteristics with appropriate emergency action in a central system. 2 4,415 Beverley BC Compilation of catalogue and assistance in art gallery (2 projects). 2 2,584
Sponsor Project Jobs MSC Grant £ York Regional HA Interviewing related to cancer education programme 1 2,490 Task Force North Restoration of Market Weighton canal by means of cleaning, repairing, repainting and reconstructing stonework and reinstating of culvert. 12 14,206 Total 946 1,319,394