§ 35. Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied that local authority expenditure on the youth training scheme is not placing authorities in a position where grant may be withheld; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveExpenditure on youth training projects which is reimbursed by the Manpower Services Commission does not count against expenditure targets. Only additional expenditure, which is at local authorities' discretion, can lead to grant holdback. I would expect local authorities to take that into account in reaching their spending decisions.