§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales, for each year since 1973, how much of the European social fund which has been allocated to the Manpower Services Commission may be identified as expenditure within Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is not available. European social fund aid in respect of schemes operated by the Manpower Services Commission is claimed on a national basis and cannot be disaggregated. As an assisted area and a youth priority region, Wales will394W have had a priority status under the fund, and employment and training schemes in Wales will have benefited accordingly.