§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what Government schemes are currently in operation in Northern Ireland with the aim of supporting the level of employment; and how many jobs are dependent on them.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information is as follows:
Number of jobs Urban and Rural Improvement Campaign 1,920 Special Land Improvement Scheme 400 Temporary Short-Time Working Compensation Scheme 4,098 Counter-Redundancy Training Scheme 28 Enterprise Ulster 1,700 Job Release Scheme 1,320 In addition, assistance towards the maintenance of employment in Northern Ireland may be made available under the Industries Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1971, as amended. By 30 June
1975–76* 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Percentage of recurrent expenditure attributed to salaries, wages etc. … … … … 75.6 73.2 72.9 73.0 Breakdown of above into staff categories: Medical … … … … … 10.0 9.6 9.2 9.3 Professions allied to medicine … … 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 Nurses … … … … … 36.8 36.4 36.0 35.8 Domestic and allied … … … … 24.7 24.9 25.1 25.1 Social services and home helps … … 12.3 12.4 12.9 13.0 Administrative and clerical … … … 9.2 9.6 9.7 9.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 * Detailed information is not available before this date. In 1974–75 72.8 per cent. of recurrent expenditure was attributed to salaries and wages and from the boards' formation on 1 October 1973 until 31 March 1974 the figure Was 70.2 per cent. Family practitioner services are provided by independent contractors. In 1975–76 they represented 18.4 per cent. of recurrent expenditure, in 1976–77 18.1 per cent., in 1977–78 18.2 per cent. and in 1978–79 18.4 per cent.