§ Mr. Beanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail the number of people who are covered by the special employment and training measures in the Chatham travel-to-work area and give details of costs where available.
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§ Mr. GoldingA detailed breakdown of the number of people helped to date by the various special measures in the Chat-
Scheme Number of people assisted Estimated cost £ Temporary employment subsidy 1,756 1,493,000 Youth opportunities programme 243 125,000 Special temporary employment programme 7 26,000 Job release scheme 149 209,000 Small firms employment subsidy — — Job creation programme 225 294,000 Work experience programme 107 58,000 Youth employment subsidy 217 56,000 Recruitment subsidy for school leavers 162 21,000 TOTAL 2,866 2,282,000 I regret that area breakdowns of the number of training places in industry supported by special grants and awards are not available.