§ Mr. Burtasked the Paymaster General what was the total number of people benefiting from special employment and training measures at the latest available date in the constituency of Bury, North; and what is the average cost per person under each.
§ Mr. LeeIt is not possible to give a precise total figure for the number of people on employment, enterprise and
Programme at Numbers Helped Area First Year Direct Exchequer.1 Cost per person no longer unemployed 1987–88 (forecast) Community Programme 27 February 420 Bury Metropolitan Borough Area 2,050 Voluntary Projects Programme 31 March 77 Bury North Constituency 2 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 7 April 795 Greater Manchester (North) Area 1,800 New Workers Scheme 31 March 1,035 Greater Manchester (North) Area 1,300 Job Release Scheme 31 March 82 Bury Area 1,900 1 These figures are for the schemes nationally and are published in the public expenditure White Paper. 2 VPP participants are not normally removed from the unemployment register. In addition, in the area including Bury, Prestwich and Radcliffe up to 31 March 1987, 1,035 people started YTS training and in Bury, 562 people started adult training courses. The gross cost per filled place for YTS in 1986–87 is estimated to be £2,600. Similar information for adult training is not available.