§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications have been received under the special temporary employment programme for the funding of co-operative workshops since 26 January; and how many have been approved, giving details of the name of the sponsor, the amount of grant, the number of jobs created, the nature of the project and the period of funding, indicating those approved since 3 May.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that since 26 January 1979 applications for funding under the special temporary employment programme have been received for nine co-operatively run enterprise workshops.
The following schemes have been given approval in principle during the same period, both since 3 May:
the industry directorate and the directorate of training, including salaries, superannuation and associated general administrative costs and overheads was £1.3 million and £1 million, respectively
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff posts in the industry division and the training directorate of the training services division are to be eliminated this year; and what is the projected reduction for 1980–81.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that it is not yet possible to say to what extent the Government's plans to reduce the size of the Civil Service will affect the 713W staffing levels of the+ industry directorate and the directorate of training of the training services division.