§ Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list in the Official Report the organisations which have written to him suggesting an increase in the youth opportunities programme allowance; and if he will make a statement;
§ (2) if his Department has received any proposals for an increase in youth opportunities programme allowances by the Manpower Services Commission.
470W§ Mr. Alison:A number of organisations have written to me, or to my predecessor, proposing an increase in the youth opportunities programme allowance this year. These include the Manpower Services Commission. The organisations are as follows:
- The Manpower Services Commission
- Age Concern
- Bann Area Training Services Ltd.
- Bramshaft and Liphook Parish Council
- BYC
- Chesterfield Borough Council
- Community Council for Wiltshire
- Council of Social Service for Wales
- Durham County Council
- Fox Brooks Marshall Ltd.
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Manchester City Council
- National Young Conservatives
- Neath Borough Council
- Newbottle Craft Youth Workshop
- Newham Community Renewal Council
- Newport Constituency Labour Party
- North Cornwall District Council
- Gateshead Community Service
- G and MWU
- Humberside Youth Association
- Institute of Careers Officers
- Irchester Parish Council
- Ivybridge Teachers center
- Kent Youth Club Work Project
- Kingston Training Workshop Ltd.
- Lancashire County Council
- North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
- NACRO
- Phoenix Training Workshop, Peterborough
- St. Helens Metropolitan Borough
- St. Katherine's center, Aberdeen
- Southwark Special Programmes Board (MSC)
- Stirling District Council
- TUC
- Valley Community Service, Wales
- West Lancashire District Council
- Widnes Division Conservative Association
- Wolverhampton Community Service Agency
- Wolverhampton CCR
- Work Train SO-Newton Abbot
An announcement about the level of the allowance will be made in due course.