§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment to which non-official bodies his Department makes grants; and of how much.
§ Mr. AlisonAll grants paid by this Department and the Manpower Services Commission appear on the face of the Estimates for which my Department accounts—Class IV, Votes 13, 14 and 16. Some information on grant recipients was supplied in response to a similar question from my hon. Friend the Member for Woolwich, West (Mr. Bottomley) on 20 December 1982—Vol. 34 c.344–46]. Information on individual grants in respect of special employment measures could be provided only at disproportionate cost, and could breach commercial confidentiality.