§ 18. Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are his latest estimates for the number of jobs currently supported by the various job creation and support schemes.
§ 21. Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are currently in employment as a result of Government-financed schemes.
§ Mr. GoldingThe number of people currently assisted by the special employment and training measures for which I am responsible is estimated to be 253,000.
Details of the numbers of people assisted under the various schemes are as follows:
Temporary employment subsidy 73,000 Short-time working compensation scheme 10,300 Small firms employment subsidy 26,000 Job release scheme 21,900 Adult employment subsidy 650 Job introduction scheme 220 Youth opportunities programme 75,000 Community industry 5,100 Special temporary employment programme 12,000 Training places supported in industry (at end of January 1979) 29,000
§ 27. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further employment measures he intends to introduce to reduce unemployment.
§ Mr. GoldingMy right hon. Friend announced on 20 February and 8 March the special employment measures operated by my Department and the Manpower Services Commission which will be available for the year commencing 1 April 1979. Discussions are still proceeding on a labour subsidy scheme to help firms to restructure their activities with the aim of putting jobs that are at risk on a secure and viable basis.
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§ 40. Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further initiatives he intends to take in order to reduce the level of unemployment.
§ Mr. GoldingMy right hon. Friend announced on 20 February and 8 March the special employment measures operated by my Department and the Manpower Services Commission which will be available for the year commencing 1 April 1979. Discussions are still proceeding on a labour subsidy scheme to help firms to restructure their activities with the aim of putting jobs that are at risk on a secure and viable basis.
§ 45. Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will commission a study on the employment effects of all Government expenditure on job preservation and job creation schemes, and on the average cost to the taxpayer per job created and per job preserved.
§ Mr. GoldingNo. The employment effects and costs of special employment measures for which my Department and the Manpower Services Commission are responsible are already under constant evaluation.
§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what he estimates to be the annual cost to public funds per job, of job creation schemes, and job saving schemes, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingThe annual gross costs to public funds per job is currently £1,650 on average under job creation schemes, and £1,040 under job saving schemes run by my Department and the Manpower Services Commission.