§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a forecast of the number of school leavers in Lambeth entering the labour market in the year 1984–85 who are likely to obtain work by 31 December.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMy Department does not make such forecasts.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people leaving school each year can be classified as young unemployed people who have particular difficulty in getting and keeping a job, particularly those who are regarded as socially and personally disadvantaged.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is not available.
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per cent. Great Britain MSC 70.3 Local authorities 4.1 Other public bodies and colleges 3.5 Private companies including ITBs and in plant training schemes 4.7 Voluntary organisations and other private bodies 0.7 Northern Ireland 16.7 Such analyses were not prepared before 1983 and cannot now be prepared except at disproportionate cost. Comparable figures for other member states are not available, but in all member states the majority of allocations are made to schemes run by central Government bodies. In the United Kingdom, applications from all types of organisations are given equal encouragement.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what sums have been paid from the European social fund to projects in the United Kingdom in each of the nine aid categories in each year since the fund was established.
§ Mr. GummerThe European social fund was established in 1957 under the treaty of Rome which founded the European Economic Community. The United Kingdom has been eligible for grants from the fund since our accession in 1973. Breakdowns of the allocation from the social fund before 1977 cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost. Allocations since 1977 are shown for each field of intervention.