Manpower Services Commission

HC Deb 30 January 1981 vol 997 cc533-4W

Mr. Iain Mills

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether any change will be made to the cash limit of the Manpower Services Commission.

Mr. Prior

Subject to parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimates, the total grant-in-aid to the Manpower Services Commission—MSC—will be increased from £752.593 million to £760.093 million. Provisions for the increase will be found from within the planned totals of public expenditure by transferring £1½million from labour market service; the balance will be met from the contingency reserve.

The 7.5 million is required by MSC to meet a further increase in demand for places under the youth opportunities programme. The increase in the total grant-in-aid will require consequential adjustments to other cash limits; viz:

£Million Cash Limit 1980–81
	Present	Revised
Class IV, Vote 17	Labour Marker Service Manpower Servicespp jj-	131.402	129.902
Vote 20	Commission Manpower Services	633.546	639.546
Vote 21	Commission (Wales) Manpower Services	40.156	41.156
Vote 22	Commission (Scotland	74.303	74.803
		879.407	885.407