HC Deb 31 October 1989 vol 159 cc175-6W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the financial support from the Government for(a) the community programme per annum since its inception and (b) employment training since its inception until the last available year.

Quarter ending June 1989
White Black Asian Other Non-respondents Total
Secretariat 25 4 3 0 7 39
HSD 67 2 9 1 15 94
SPD 60 4 5 2 8 79
RPD 514 16 8 2 52 592
TD 278 2 2 2 23 307
MQI 107 0 1 0 6 114
MD 236 7 5 1 22 271
FAID 1,332 17 11 7 136 1,503
NII 181 6 3 1 29 220

Mr. Nicholls

The community programme was started in 1982, and was replaced by employment training in September 1988. The table shows the expenditure on each programme by the Government in each year since 1982.

Expenditure £ million
Community Programme
1982–83 1 2177
1983–84 1400
1984–85 524
1985–86 667
1986–87 1,043
1987–88 1,085
1988–89 664
Employment Training
September 1988 to September 1989 977
1 Includes administrative costs.
1 Includes some residue of the Community Enterprise Programmes.