§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment on what criteria the Government judge projects submitted for funding under the European Community's Social Fund; and if he will give a short list of examples where money from this fund has helped various communities or organisations within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. John GrantThe Government send forward applications in respect of any scheme which satisfies the conditions of eligibility set out in the regulations governing the Fund and which also stands a reasonable chance of earning a high priority under the guidelines for the management of the Fund.
Those helped by Social Fund assistance have included workers in Scotland in the area covered by the Highlands and Islands Development Board, former agricultural workers in Northern Ireland, young handicapped people in South Wales, unemployed young people under the various special programmes of the Manpower Services Commission and immigrant 394W workers and their families in areas of high immigrant population.