§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what cuts in money terms will result from the reductions in the forward capital programme of the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 1 July 1980, c. 467]: I regret that this information is not available since the final allocations of the public expenditure cuts in the forward programme of the Manpower Services Commission have not yet been determined.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what additional unemployment in the building trades will occur as a result of the cuts in the capital programme of the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 1 July 1980, c 467]: The allocation of the cuts in the future programme of the Manpower Services Commission has not yet been determined and we cannot give any realistic estimates of the effect that these might have on employment in the construction industry.