§ Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the cost of each of the main training programmes administered by the Manpower Services Commission was financed by the European social fund in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonDetails of Manpower Services Commission expenditure on the youth opportunities programme, the training opportunities scheme, the training for skills programme, and community industry, together with the details of European social fund allocations made in the relevant years are given in the following tables. Since the fund allocations are made on a calendar year basis, and commission expenditure is calculated on a financial year basis, the figures are not directly comparable. Fund allocations relate in some cases 505W to periods longer than the calendar year in which the allocation is made. Not all expenditure on the programmes in question is eligible for assistance under the rules of the fund.
Manpower Services Commission expenditure on training programmes Financial Year YOP TOPS TSPA CI 1977–78 *— 195 †— 9 1978–79 67 203 †— 12 1979–80 166 227 22 17 1980–81 249 243 44 19 * The youth opportunities programme was introduced on 1 April 1978. † The training for skills programme was introduced in 1979.
Allocation from the European Social Fund Calender Year YOP TOPS TSPA CI 1978 *13 27 †— 2 1979 39 16 2 4 1980 47 20 4 2 * In respect of the period May to December only. † The training for skills programme (TSPA) was introduced in 1979.