§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will request the Fair Employment Commission to carry out an investigation into the Londonderry inner city trust.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe Fair Employment Commission is a statutory body which is entirely independent of Government. As such, the commission determines its own investigation policy without any participation by the Government.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table to show for each year since it was set up the sums paid to the North West Centre for Learning and Development; which body or bodies provided such monies and the amounts; for what purposes they were provided and used; and if the Fair Employment Agency or its successor has carried out or is considering carrying out any investigation into this body.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 3 July 1990]: The Department of Economic Development under the Action for Community Employment (ACE) programme paid the following sums of money to the North West Centre for Learning and Development for the purpose of providing temporary employment for long-term unemployed adults. The work carried out by the centre, under the ACE programme, includes environmental work, community development activity and research associated with a genealogical centre.
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Financial year ACE financial assistance (£) 1983–84 49,888 1984–85 65,596 1985–86 202,161
Financial year ACE financial assistance (£) 1986–87 1,036,182 1987–88 984,974 1988–89 812,698 1989–90 690,429 The North West Centre for Learning and Development has not been investigated by the Fair Employment Agency or its successor body the Fair Employment Commission. As an independent body the Fair Employment Commission determines its own investigation policy and the Department plays no part in this.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show how many trainees have been taken on by the Inner City Trust, Londonderry since its inception; and how many of these were (a) Protestants, (b) Roman Catholics and (c) others in each year and in total, or as much of such information as is currently available to him.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 3 July 1990]: The Inner City Trust does not have any trainees. However, since August 1988 it has sponsored an ACE project providing temporary employment places as follows:—
Year Average number of places 1988 131 1989 131 1990 135 The religious affiliations of the employees are not known.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show, from its inception, the sums paid from public funds and by whom to the Inner City Trust, Londonderry, the purposes for which those sums were given and used, or as much of such information as is currently available to him.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 3 July 1990]: The information is as follows:
Source of assistance/ Financial year DOE (NI) £ DED £ LEDU £ ERDF £ ESF £ 1983–84 3,500 — — — — 1986–87 50,00 — — — — 1987–88 53,050 — — 327,689 85,786 1988–89 12,500 233,437 — 327,689 40,147 1989–90 82,500 596,453 44,100 — — Totals 201,550 829,890 44,100 655,378 125,933 Department of the Environment (DOE(NI))
Funds paid towards regeneration work under the Urban Development Grant and the Social Need Order.
Department of Economic Development (DED)
These funds have been paid under the Action for 158W Community Employment (ACE) programme for the purpose of providing temporary employment for long-term unemployed adults. The work carried out by the Trust under the ACE programme commenced in 1988 and is related to the redevelopment of a large area of the city including the building of a craft village, heritage library and offices for local community groups.
Local Enterprise Development Unit (LEDU)
Funds paid towards the construction of a craft village as part of LEDU's contribution to the Making Londonderry Work Initiative.
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Funds paid in respect of the creation of a craft village within Londonderry City walls.
European Social Funds (ESF)
Funds paid in respect of vocational training provided.