HC Deb 03 April 1979 vol 965 cc647-9W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what his estimate is of (a) the total expenditure incurred on the special employment and training measures programme from their introduction in 1975 to 31 March 1979, (b) the total

Numbers assisted £ million
Temporary employment subsidy … … … 512,000 402
Short-time working compensation scheme … … … 12,000 1
Youth opportunities programme … … … 130,000 97
Work experience programme … … … 52,000
Special temporary employment programme … … … 12,000 11
Job creation programme … … … 210,000 187
Youth employment subsidy … … … 47,000 13
Recruitment subsidy for school-leavers … … … 30,000
Job release scheme … … … 49,000 39
Small firms employment subsidy … … … 45,000 14
Adult employment subsidy … … … 800 Less than 1
Community industry … … … 24,000 30
Job introduction scheme … … … 1,500 Less than 1
Training places supported in industry … … … 134,000 143
MSC training course for young people … … … 170,000

(d) Financial provision has been made for the measures in 1979–80 as shown below:

  • Temporary employment subsidy—42.
  • Temporary short-time working compensation scheme—58.
  • Small firms employment subsidy—60.
  • Job release scheme—71.
  • Adult employment subsidy—1.

number of people who have been assisted by each of the measures up to 31 March 1979, and (d) the proposed expenditure and numbers due to be assisted for each of the measures and proposed measures from 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980.

Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate for (a) the total expenditure incurred on the special employment and training measures programme from their introduction in 1975 up to 31 March, (b) the total number of people who have been assisted by the measures up to 31 March, (c) the expenditure incurred on and numbers assisted by each of the measures up to 31 March, and (d) proposed expenditure and numbers due to be assisted for each of the measures and proposed measures from 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980.

Mr. Golding

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 April 1979], gave the following answer:

  1. (a) The estimated total expenditure on the special employment and training measures from their introduction to 31 March 1979 is £940 million.
  2. (b) The estimated total number of people assisted so far by the measure is about 1,300,000.
  3. (c) The estimated number of people assisted so far by each measure, and its estimated gross cost to 31 March 1979 is as follows:

Job introduction scheme—0.2.

Youth opportunities programme—173.

Community Industry—17.

Special temporary employment programme—89.

Job creation programme—3.

Training—27.

It is not possible to provide estimates of the numbers who will be assisted during the year by each of the measures as most of them depend on take-up which cannot be precisely predicted.

Mr. Bulmer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is his estimate of (a) the total expenditure incurred on the special employment and training measures programme from their introduction in 1975 up to 31 March, (b) the total number of people who have been assisted by the measures up to 31 March, (c) the expenditure incurred on and numbers assisted by each of the measures up to 31 March and (d) proposed expenditure and numbers due to be assisted for each of the measures and proposed measures from 1 April 1979 to 31 March 1980:

(2) what is his estimate of the cost, in each financial year for which estimates are available, of the proposed scheme to provide compensation for short-time working, and also the numbers of people likely to be assisted in each of these financial years.

Mr. Golding

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.