asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the anticipated total amount now to be expended in 1976–77 on job creation programmes; and how much will have been spent in 1975–76.

NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE COVENTRY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
							Unfilled vacancies
						Numbers Unemployed	At Employment Office	At Careers Office
January 1974	…	…	…	…	…	4,978	1,364	321
January 1976	…	…	…	…	…	14,704	324	74

The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to the employment office and careers office and remaining unfilled at the date of the count. They are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication the figures for the employment office and careers office should not be added together.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed construction workers in the city of Coventry in January 1973 and January 1976.

At January 1973 there were 685 unemployed people in the Coventry employment office area who last

Sponsor		Number of jobs	Duration (weeks)	Grant requested £	Decision
Wansbeck District Council	…	10	26	10,253	Approved
Wansbeck District Council	…	10	12	4,639	Approved
Wansbeck District Council	…	10	12	4,639	Approved
Wansbeck District Council	…	10	12	4,639	Approved
Wansbeck District Council	…	*	*	*	Rejected
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	…	8	15	3,569	Approved
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	…	4	30	3,569	Approved
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	…	4	30	3,570	Approved
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	…	8	15	3,957	Approved
* Not stated

A total of £70 million has been made available for the job creation programme. I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the value of projects approved up to 13th February is £11.07 million, and it is expected that the remainder of the £70 million will be allocated by the end of 1976.