§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will reconsider the cutbacks made in Manpower Services Commission support for schemes jointly funded with urban programme in view of their overall effect on the financing of urban programme schemes, or if he will make extra finance available through the community enterprise programme for these schemes to proceed.
§ Mr. AlisonMy right hon. Friend announced on 15 December 1981 an expansion of the community enterprise programme in 1982–83 from 25,000 to 30,000 places.— [Vol. 15, c.153.] I am not aware of any particular cutbacks affecting schemes jointly funded by the Manpower Services Commission and the urban programme.