§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases there have been since the inception of the job creation scheme when grants to approved schemes have been withdrawn.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed that the Manpower Services Commission has withdrawn financial support from 15 projets approved under the job creation programme. In each case this was because the conditions for funding were not met.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of job creation scheme applications that have been received by each region in the current year and the number that have been approved.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of applications received and the number of projects approved in each area under the job creation programme since January 1977 is as follows:
its new programme of special measures for unemployed people.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment who are the members of the Merseyside Regional Job Creation Committee: when they were appointed; how often they have met in the current year; and when their period of office expires.
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§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the members of the Merseyside Job Creation Programme Action Committee and the dates of their appointment are as follows:
Name and Date of Appointment
Chairman: Prof. F. F. Ridley, BSc (Econ), PhD, Professor of Political Theory and Institutions, University of Liverpool—October 1975.
Sir Stanley Holmes, DL, LLD, Chief Executive, Merseyside Metropolitan Council—October 1975.
N. F. Kingham, FRIBA, Architect, King-ham Knight Associates—April 1976.
A. V. Knowles, Branch Administration Officer, General and Municipal Workers Union—December 1976.
J. G. Parkes, CBE, Chairman, Merseyside Chamber of Commerce and Industry—October 1975.
H. R. Poole, OBE, JP, Chief Executive, Liverpool, Council for Voluntary Service—January 1976.
J. S. Pugh, Editor, Liverpool Daily Post—February 1976.
J. Rogers, Area Organiser, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians—June 1976.
A. J. Stocks, MA (Cantab), Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council—October 1975.
To date the Merseyside Action Committee has met 20 times during 1977. It is not envisaged that JCP Action Committees will remain in being after 31st March next year.