§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment why schemes under the community enterprise programme have been curtailed in the Yorkshire and Humberside region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonThere has been no reduction in the number of places under the community enterprise programme allocated to the Yorkshire and Humberside region; this remains the same—2,800—as that for 1981–82. However, places have been re-allocated within the region to coincide more accurately with the incidence of long-term unemployed in each part of the region.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places are allocated to the Yorkshire and Humberside region under the community enterprise programme for 1982–83; how many applications under the programme have been received and approved for this period; how many applications are outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonA total of 2,800 community enterprise programme places have been allocated to the Yorkshire and Humberside region for 1982–83. Since the start of the current financial year 50 applications have been made for community enterprise programme funding in the region,