§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central, (Mr. Cowans) columns 586–87 of the Official Report of 9 February, he will state which powers held by both the Welsh Development Agency and existing agencies in the Northern region provide for the allocation of additional funds for the setting up of special measures units under the manpower Services Commission's special Measures programme.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 1981, c. 378]: The Manpower Services Commission does not establish special measures units as such. The commission relies on sponsors to come forward with projects that, may be acceptable under the special temporary employment programme—from 1 April the community enterprise programme—and the youth oportunities programme. The funding provided by the commission is intended generally to be sufficient for the running of schemes, although some sponsors may wish inject additional funds. Any arrangements—including the creation of special measures units—that are considered necessary to deal with the administrative or financial matters for which project sponsors are responsible are entirely a matter for them and I have no responsibility for any agency—apart from the commission itself—which may be able to assist sponsors with those financial or administrative arrangements.