§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give reasons for the reduction in places on the community programmes in Leicester.
§ Mr. LeeThe community programme will provide jobs for some 300,000 people in 1987–88, the same number a:3 1986–87. The programme will operate at an average level of 245,000 filled places over the year and will be focused more closely on areas of high unemployment. This has 15W meant some shifts in provision and Leicester now has an average filled place allocation of 2,403 places compared to 2,591 for 1986–87.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many reductions in community programme places have taken place in Leicestershire; and to which projects they apply.
§ Mr. LeeAt 31 March, the number of filled community programme places in Leicester was 1,879. The average level of filled places allocated for 1987–88 financial year is 1,845. Figures on the same basis for agencies and independent sponsors in Leicester are:
Name of agent/sponsor Filled at 31 March 1987 Allocated filled places 1987–88 Leicester County Council Agency1 410 405 NACRO National Agency 139 148 CTF National Agency1 156 153 Birstall Action Team 26 25 Highfield Rangers 30 28 Leicester Council of Churches 19 18 University of Leicester—Community Health 10 8 University of Leicester—Cultural Heritage 18 12 Age Concern National Agency1 226 222 Leicester City Council Agency 203 188 Leicester and County Chamber of Commerce Agency 398 400 National Elfrida Rathbone National Agency1 66 65 Keep Britain Tidy National Agency 7 9 Leicester Sound (part of Community Service Volunteers National Agency) 9 10 Leicester Diocesan Board1 27 27 Leicester and Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation 27 — Nirankari Advice Centre 10 10 Leicester Rural Community Council Agency1 78 72 Leicester Association for the Disabled 20 22 Note: The projects and agencies marked 1 have places operating outside the city of Leicester. These are included in the figures quoted.