§ Mr. Steenasked the Paymaster General what was the cost of running the Manpower Services Commission in each of the last three years; how many jobs were created as a result; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LangOf the total Manpower Services Commission expenditure shown, approximately 84 per cent. related to grants and allowances to individuals and organisations; 15 per cent. to running costs; and 1 per cent. to capital expenditure.
Manpower Services Commission Expenditure† £ million 1983–84 1,769 1984–85 2,051 1985–86 *2,370 * (provisional) † These figures include expenditure on behalf of the Department of Employment. It is not possible to estimate the number of jobs created by the Manpower Services Commission. Although some programmes, such as the enterprise allowance scheme, create jobs directly, others do so only indirectly and figures are not available.