§ 1992. Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the merchant shipbuilding industry in the United Kingdom in(a) 1974, (b) 1979 and (c)
§ Mr. McLoughlinMerchant shipbuilding forms part of the shipbuilding and repairing industry (activity heading 3610 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980). Estimates for dates nearest to those specified are as follows:
Employees in the shipbuilding and repairing industry in Great Britain1 Thousands June 1974 146 June 1979 135 September 1989 51 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Figures from the September 1991 census of employment will be available in April.
Allocations 1990 £ 1991 £ 1992 £ 1993 £ Local Authorities 49,251,200 60,500,000 59,000,000 83,450,000 Voluntary Sector 18,897,000 21,000,000 21,000,000 31,800,000 Higher Education 14,691,080 17,000,000 16,780,000 22,000,000 Industry Training Organisations 6,584,090 3,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 TEC/LEC 618,330 4,000,000 8,000,000 13,000,000 Government 142,500,000 157,500,000 150,400,000 209,800,000
1990 £ 1991 £ Claims Local Authorities — 55,114,200 Voluntary Sector — 18,885,400 Higher Education — 16,247,000 Industry Training Organisations — 3,104,700 TEC/LEC — 1,213,000 Government 156,700,700 Total 209,665,990 251,265,000 Information for 1990 broken down by sector could be obtained only by manual analysis and therefore at disproportionate cost.
Details of final claims for 1992 do not have to be submitted to the Commission until June 1993.
All moneys allocated in 1990 and 1991 which were not taken up in those years were carried forward for use in 1991 and 1992 respectively.
§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Croham directive applies to the availability of the report recently commissioned by the Employment Department on the use of technical assistance moneys under the European social fund.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Croham directive is not applicable to the availability of the report mentioned by the hon. Member.