HC Deb 10 December 1981 vol 14 c455W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the baggage allowances as part of Her Majesty's Government's repatriation scheme were last revised; and when next he intends to revise them.

Mr. Whitelaw

The baggage allowances under the scheme administered by International Social Service of Great Britain are within the discretion of ISS which last reviewed the allowances in 1978, and is currently reviewing them again.

(a) Temporary short-time working compensation scheme (b) Community industry (c) Youth opportunities programme (d) Other temporary employment measures
Job release scheme Community enterprise programme
North-West 29,321 1,120 51,500 8,183 5,080
Merseyside * 10,654 860 13,500 1,769 2,250
Kirkby †1,064 ‡l30 ‡2,400 28 ‡580
Ormskirk †107 ** 1,500 23 ║1,110
* Figures are for Merseyside special development area.
† Figures are for area covered by local employment office.
‡ Figures are for Knowsley local authority district which includes Kirkby.
** Figures are for West Lancashire local authority district which includes Ormskirk.
║ Figures are for the area administered by the Manpower Services Commission's Preston special programme division office, which covers Ormskirk.