HC Deb 22 May 1990 vol 173 cc169-70W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total level of Government funding to sheltered training groups over the past financial year; what is the projected budget for the current financial year; and how many places this has created in each year.

Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total level of Government funding to sheltered training groups over the past financial year; what is the projected budget for the current financial year; and how many places this has created in each year.

Mr. Andrew Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total level of Government funding to sheltered training groups over the past financial year; what is the projected budget for the current financial year; and how many places this has created in each year.

Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total level of Government funding to sheltered training groups over the past financial year; what is the projected budget for the current financial year; and how many places this has created in each year.

Mr. Eggar

It is estimated that £88 million was spent on the sheltered employment programme last year and that £98 million will be available this year, excluding capital grants. The number of places supported in 1989–90 increased by 1,487 over the year. I do not expect there to be any significant increase in the number of places in the current year.