§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much was spent by the Manpower Services Commission and his Department for each of the614W years 1985, 1986 and 1987 and in each of the standard regions on (a) direct employment services for the disabled in jobcentres, (b) disabled resettlement officers and (c) advertising and promotional material.
§ Mr. Lee[holding answer 17 May 1988]: I regret that the information for (a) is not available. Information at (b) is not available by region, but nationally is estimated as: 1985–86— £7.1 million; 1986–87— £7.1 million; 1987–88£7.4 million. Exact figures are not available as jobcentre costs are not separately apportioned between DROs and other jobcentre staff. Information for (c) is not available by region, but nationally is 1985–86— £223,000; 1986–87—£201,000; 1987–88—£488,000.