§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total contracted or estimated cost to the Government of obtaining unemployment forecasts from the Manpower Research Group at Warwick University for the duration of the current programme.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that £116,000 has been paid to the manpower research group at Warwick University since the programme began in October 1975. The Commission expects to pay a further £200,000 to complete the planned programme by October 1980.