§ Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much is spent on section 11 grants per annum in England and Wales.
§ Mr. WaddingtonTotal grant paid to local authorities in respect of the financial year 1983–84, the latest year for which figures are available, is £73,108,128. Certain payments are provisional subject to audit and final acceptance by the Home Office, and final figures may therefore be slightly different.
§ Mr. Michieasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many workers are currently employed on section 11 grants for the Chinese community; on what schemes; and where these schemes are located.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOn the information readily available, we are aware of nineteen such posts. These are:
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Scheme Camden 1 Community services librarian 1 Social worker 2 Social worker assistants 1 Housing adviser Barking and Dagenham 1 Cantonese bilingual ESL teacher—infant 1 Bilingual clerical assistant at language unit—Cantonese Merseyside 2 Chinese community workers Liverpool 3 Social workers (Chinese unit)
Scheme 1 Housing area liaison officer (Chinese community) 1 Senior assistant librarian Manchester 1 Librarian 1 Library assistant 1 Community information officer Westminster 1 Librarian (Chinese community) 1 Specialist social worker.