§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the 1983 target figures for placements under the community programme; and how many have been approved by the Manpower Services Commission and how many filled for each Manpower Services Commission area in England and Wales as at 31 October.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the target figures and the number of approved and filled places at 31 October 1983 for Wales and the seven English Manpower Services Commission regions:
Target Approved Filled places Wales 9,610 10,943 8,756 London 10,530 8,297 4,957 South East 11,700 12,316 7,852 South West 8,400 6,644 5,097 Midlands 24,880 29,721 22,615 Yorkshire and Humberside 14,300 16,602 12,896 Northern 12,500 14,286 11,058 North West 21,200 25,179 17,702
§ Mr. Cabornasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how much money he agreed to allocate to the Manpower Services Commission for the financial year 1983–84 for the community programme for (a) Yorkshire and Humberside region, and (b) for the metropolitan district of Sheffield;
(2) how many community programme places the Manpower Services Commission stated that it would fund in the current financial year (a) nationally, (b) for Yorkshire and Humberside region, and (c) for the metropolitan district of Sheffield;
554W(3) how many community programme places are currently approved and not filled (a) nationally, (b) in Yorkshire and Humberside region, and (c) in the metropolitan district of Sheffield.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAllocations for the community programme are made in terms of places, not money. The following table shows the numbers of places allocated for 1983–84; those approved; and those approved but not filled at the end of October(a) nationally (b) for the Yorkshire and Humberside region and (c) for the metropolitan districts of Sheffield and Rotherham.
Places allocated Places approved Places approved but not filled Nationally 130,000 142,572 36,104 Yorkshire and Humberside region 14,300 16,602 5,544 Sheffield area 2,470 2,440 614