HC Deb 13 November 1981 vol 12 cc190-1W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the breakdown of the types of work involved in the applications approved under the action for community schemes under the various industrial classifications.

Mr. Adam Butler

The information, as at 3 November 1981, is as follows:

Type of Work Numbers of Places
Manual 454
Clerical 44
Community Services 207
Exhibitions/Research 37
742

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the 532 applications approved under the action for community schemes have been taken up; and what is the breakdown between statutory organisations, voluntary organisations and the private sector.

Mr. Adam Butler

Under the action for community employment scheme, 742 places have now been approved in the current year up to 3 November 1981. The number of places actually taken up at that date is 474.

The available details are as follows:

Number of applications approved Number of places Number of places taken up
Statutory organizations (including district councils) 35 251 211
Private and public companies 7 22 13
Voluntary organisations and community groups 169 469 250
Total 211 742 474

Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will set out in the Official Report the breakdown of applications under Action for Community Employment as between the 26 district council areas showing the approved and disapproved applications separately.

Mr. Adam Butler

The information is as follows:

Number of Applications
District Council Areas Approved Not Approved
Antrim 3
Ards
Armagh 3
Ballymena
Ballymoney
Number of Applications
District Council Areas Approved Not Approved
Banbridge 3
Belfast 83 1
Carrickfergus 7
Castlereagh 1
Coleraine 4
Cookstown 2
Craigavon 9 1
Down 8
Dungannon 9
Fermanagh 4
Larne 5
Limavady 5
Lisburn 2 1
Londonderry 23
Magherafelt 1
Moyle 3
Newry and Mourne 13
Newtownabbey 4
North Down 4
Omagh 8
Strabane 7
TOTALS 211 3