§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the statutory powers under which he is authorised to make payments of any kind to non-Government bodies, including individuals, the total amount paid under each such statutory power in 1982–83 and the number of staff involved in making such payments.
§ Mr. GummerI regret that the information requested only be supplied only at disproportionate cost. However, the estimated costin 1982–83 of the major payments made by the Department of Employment group to nongovernmental bodies, including individuals and local authorities, is shown in the following table against the appropriate statutory power.
£ million Employment and Training Act 1973 919 Disabled Persons (Employment) Acts 1944 and 1958 66 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 3 Industrial Training Act 1982 23 Employment Subsidies Act 1978 and Renewal Orders 113 Job Release Act 1977 and Continuation Orders 212 Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 and Sis 1979 No. 727, 1979 No. 1726 and 1982 No. 1867 1 Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 480