Manpower Services Commission (Hansard, 12 November 1980)

§ Mr. Needham
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether any change will be made to the cash limits of the Manpower Services Commission.

§ Mr. Prior
Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates the total grant-to-aid to the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) will be increased from £742.143 million to £752.593 million by transferring £10 million from the special temporary employment programme (STEP)—Class IV, 17 Vote and £0.45 million from the Department of Education and Science (DES)—Class X, Vote 5.
The £10 million from STEP is required by MSC to meet the increased demand for places under the youth opportunities programme. The transfer of £0.45 million from the DES will allow increased demand to be met by the scheme for training and retraining teachers in shortage subjects which MSC administers on behalf of the DES.
The increase on the total grant-in-aid will require consequential adjustments to other cash limits, namely:
will provide comparable figures for the same dates in 1978 and 1979.

§ Mr. Jim Lester
[pursuant to his reply, 6 November 1980, c. 622]: The following table gives the numbers of registered unemployed young people aged 18 years and under who, at the count dates in 187W October of each of the years specified, had not been in employment since completing full-time education. Work experience and training opportunities have been and will be available for these young people under the youth opportunities

Careers office 12 October 1978 11 October 1979 9 October 1980

Manchester … … … … 197 164 291

North Manchester … … … 55 57 189

Openshaw … … … … … 105 79 170

Withington … … … … 150 108 255

Wythenshawe … … … … 200 165 361

Employment office/Jobcentre 12 October 1978 11 October 1979 9 October 1980

Manchester … … … … 96 62 193

Manchester City … … … … 10 4 —

Beswick … … … … … Included in Openshaw 6

Didsbury … … … … … 45 40 28

Droylsden … … … … … Included in Openshaw 4

Longsight (formerly Levenshulme) … 46 58 129

Moss side … … … … … 251 276 343

Newton Heath … … … … 9 32 68

Openshaw … … … … … 11 8 Included in Beswick and Droylsden

Wythenshawe … … … … 28 10 17

Note: The figures from October 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for earlier dates because of the introduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates by age or for local areas are not available but for the country as a whole the monthly figures for all unemployed are about 20,000 or 1½ per cent. higher than under weekly attendance.

Careers office	12 October 1978	11 October 1979	9 October 1980
Manchester	…	…	…	…	197	164	291
North Manchester	…	…	…	55	57	189
Openshaw	…	…	…	…	…	105	79	170
Withington	…	…	…	…	150	108	255
Wythenshawe	…	…	…	…	200	165	361

Employment office/Jobcentre	12 October 1978	11 October 1979	9 October 1980
Manchester	…	…	…	…	96	62	193
Manchester City	…	…	…	…	10	4	—
Beswick	…	…	…	…	…	Included in Openshaw	6
Didsbury	…	…	…	…	…	45	40	28
Droylsden	…	…	…	…	…	Included in Openshaw	4
Longsight (formerly Levenshulme)	…	46	58	129
Moss side	…	…	…	…	…	251	276	343
Newton Heath	…	…	…	…	9	32	68
Openshaw	…	…	…	…	…	11	8	Included in Beswick and Droylsden
Wythenshawe	…	…	…	…	28	10	17
Note: The figures from October 1979 are not strictly comparable with those for earlier dates because of the introduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates by age or for local areas are not available but for the country as a whole the monthly figures for all unemployed are about 20,000 or 1½ per cent. higher than under weekly attendance.