§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Manpower Services Commission has any proposals currently under consideration to disqualify companies employing over 200 people from any training grants; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonNo such proposals are under consideration. The Manpower Services Commission has a number of schemes which are directly aimed at assisting the creation and growth of new firms and therefore assist only small firms. While there are not any grant schemes that disqualify companies of a particular size, there are conditions in a number of schemes that give priority to small firms.