§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his policy in respect of financing the special programmes area board for Cumbria; whether it has a separate budget from other boards in the Northern region; and whether he will make a statement.
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TABLE 1 EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT (Thousands) United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh Travel-to- Work-Area Males Females Males Females Males Females June 1965 … 14,856 8,223 1,352 764 — — June 1966 … 14,843 8,410 1,342 777 — — June 1967 … 14,504 8,303 1,312 768 — — June 1968 … 14,306 8,344 1,290 778 — — June 1969 … 14,184 8,436 1,286 789 — — June 1970 … 14,002 8,470 1,267 791 — — June 1971 … 13,714 8,408 1,216 787 148 112 June 1972 … 13,608 8,512 1,194 795 147 112 June 1973 … 13,771 8,891 1,221 828 148 116 June 1974 … 13,659 9,131 1,227 857 147 119 June 1975 … 13,536 9,174 1,219 858 148 121 June 1976 … 13,392 9,152 1,210 861 147 122 *June 1977 … 13,379 9,286 1,202 875 — — *June 1978 … 13,361 9,363 1,202 877 — — * March 1979 … 13,276 9,389 1,185 874 — — *Provisional
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the special programmes area board for Cumbria, in common with all others throughout Great Britain, has no budget of its own. Budgets were allocated to area boards as part of the planning process during the first year of operation of special programmes. For this financial year area boards were asked to prepare plans which would meet the needs of unemployed people in terms of both scale and type of provision. No financial limitations were imposed at area level. The plan submitted by the Cumbria board was approved by the special programmes board.