HC Deb 29 March 1979 vol 965 c305W
Mr. Rost

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will estimate, in the case of each quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation for which he is responsible, the total expenditure

£000
Year of establishment 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
Manpower Services Commission* 1974 96,390 250,801 356,080 422,897
Health and Safety Commission 1975 30,988† 35,717 40,582
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service 1976 1,184 6,598 7,634
Community Industry 1972 15 420 743 1,673 3,224 5,878 8,934
Royal Commission on the distribution of income and wealth‡ 1974 128 365 340 353
* Expenditure includes grants to industrial training boards.
† Covers period 1 January 1975 to 31 March 1976.
‡ Allied services provided without charge would add approximately 60 per cent, to these estimates

My Department also pays a subvention to meet the net costs incurred by Remploy Ltd., a trading company providing sheltered employment. The company was established in 1945 and the estimated total expenditures and subventions for the last six years are:—

£000
Total expenditure Departmental subvention
1972–73 20,211 6,186
1973–74 23,165 7,097
1974–75 30,171 10,127
1975–76 38,594 16,250
1976–77 43,712 18,677
1977–78 46,512 21,112