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Mr. Rose
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will circulate in the Official Report a list of job creation programmes under way or proposed in the Greater Manchester area.
Mr. Golding,
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th January 1977; Vol. 924, c. 314], gave the following information:I am informed by the Manpower Service Commission as follows:—
| Sponsor | Number of Jobs | Description | |
| Oldham MBC | … | 3 | Social work. |
| Oldham Council | … | 1 | Youth liaison service. |
| Oldham Council | … | 1 | Community relations. |
| Oldham Family Crisis Group | … | 2 | Battered women's refuge. |
| Oldham Council | … | 1 | Linguistic service. |
| Oldham Community Development | … | 3 | Information project. |
| Oldham MBC | … | 4 | Re-organisation of workshops for the blind. |
| Oldham MBC | … | 10 | Environmental improvements. |
| Oldham Youth Action | … | 5 | Assistance to elderly. |
| Oldham Welfare Rights Group | … | 1 | Welfare project. |
| Oldham MBC | … | 2 | Archives and records management. |
| Rochdale MBC | … | 10 | Work scheme for young. |
| Balderstone Community Council | … | 1 | Community worker. |
| Balderstone Community Council | … | 1 | Steward at community school. |
| Rochdale BC | … | 2 | Sports area/adventure playground. |
| Rochdale MBC | … | 20 | Work scheme for young people. |
| Balderstone Community Council | … | 1 | Community worker. |
| Balderstone Community Council | … | 1 | Community worker. |
| Rochdale Voluntary Action | … | 3 | Voluntary projects/charity shop. |
| Rochdale MBC | … | 125 | Rochdale Canal. |
| Rochdale MBC | … | 20 | Young peoples' work scheme. |
| Ms. Watkinson | … | 6 | Nature reserve. |
| Salford Council for Voluntary Service | … | 10 | Social projects. |
| Worsley Churches | … | 27 | Care scheme/survey. |
| Salford Employment Trust | … | 22 | Employment trust scheme. |
| Salford Education Department | … | 4 | Community Arts centre. |
| Salford Education Department | … | 20 | Social welfare work. |
| GMCVS | … | 15 | Play schemes. |
| Trinity Church | … | 19 | Renovations to hall. |
| Salford Education Department | … | 6 | Numeracy project. |
| Salford RC Diocesan Trustees | … | 8 | Community workers. |
| Stockport Cricket Club | … | 2 | Ground improvements. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 10 | Ditch and drainage clearance. |
| Stockport CVS | … | 1 | Literacy project. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 5 | Rights of way survey. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 4 | Park dam bank. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 8 | Park improvements. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 6 | Lyme park improvements. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 4 | Property survey. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 6 | Survey of sick and disabled. |
| Stockport MBC | … | 3 | Adult literacy centre. |
| Stockport CVS | … | 4 | Welfare rights. |
| Tameside Voluntary Service | … | 5 | Gardening/transport project. |
| Tameside Social Services | … | 4 | Youth workers. |
| Tameside Volunteer Bureau | … | 5 | Improvements to homes of elderly. |
| Tameside Community Council | … | 2 | Wardens for battered wives hostels. |
| Tameside Community Involvement Council | … | 14 | Renovation work. |
| Stalybridge Golf Club | … | 4 | Improvements to club. |
| Tameside Area Health Authority | … | 10 | Landscaping hospital grounds. |
| Tameside Community Development Centre | … | 12 | Community workshops. |
| Tameside Area Health Authority | … | 10 | Hospital improvements. |
| Tameside Community Involvement Council | … | 6 | Night shelter. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 15 | Landscaping. |
| Age Concern | … | 10 | Survey of pensioners. |
| Tameside College of Technology | … | 6 | Education survey. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 4 | Community leisure involvement. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 7 | Footpath survey. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 9 | Allotment improvements. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 4 | Kitchen gardening. |
| Tameside MBC | … | 3 | Tree survey. |
| Tameside Volunteer Bureau | … | 5 | Decoration of homes of elderly. |
| Ridings Community Association | … | 5 | Landscaping. |
| Trafford Borough Council | … | 6 | Tree planting. |
| Partington People's Church | … | 4 | Play areas. |
| Partington People's Rights Group | … | 4 | Advice scheme. |
| Partington Canal Boat Project | … | 6 | Canal boat project. |
| Trafford MBC | … | 18 | Gardening for elderly. |
| Rossendale BC | … | 3 | Creation of land records. |
| Wigan MBC | … | 6 | Records scheme. |
| Wigan MBC | … | 25 | Reafforestation. |
| St. Johns Church | … | 13 | Churchyard improvements. |
| Wigan MBC | … | 22 | Neighbourhood aid scheme. |
| PROJECTS APPROVED BUT NOT STARTED | ||
| Sponsor | Number of Jobs | Description |
| All Souls Church | 9 | School and community centre. |
| Community Youth Volunteers Association | 2 | Youth work. |
| British Trust for Conservation Volunteers | 4 | Terraced gardens. |
| Bury MBC | 11 | Clearing canal. |
| Bury MBC | 1 | Updating records. |
| Age Concern, Bury | 5 | Office/shop development. |
| Bury Area Health Authority | 6 | Microfilming medical records. |
| Oldham Single Homeless | 2 | Renovation of buildings to house the homeless. |
| Workshop for the Blind | 1 | Work centre. |
| Oldham CVS | 9 | Care and support project. |
| Oldham Youth Action | 5 | Community action. |
| Oldham Welfare Rights Group | 1 | Welfare project. |
| Oldham Community Council | 2 | Cataloguing and record management. |
| Oldham MBC | 8 | Restoration of buildings. |
| Oldham MBC | 2 | Inspection of footpaths. |
| Leonard Cheshire Homes | 41 | Provision of residential accommodation. |
| Rochdale MBC | 5 | Library catalogue improvements. |
| Rochdale BC | 8 | Sports area/adventure playground scheme. |
| Association of Rochdale Churches | 7 | Church action to provide community services. |
| Rochdale MBC | 25 | River clearance. |
| City of Salford | 4 | Updating inventories. |
| University of Salford | 27 | Sports field and paths developments. |
| City of Salford | 10 | Woodlands regeneration. |
| City of Salford | 10 | Environmental improvements. |
| City of Salford | 17 | Land improvements. |
| Salford Education Department | 11 | Home/school links. |
| Salford Education Department | 4 | Royal Jubilee Arts Festival. |
| Salford Education Department | 4 | Community project. |
| Salford Education Department | 3 | Youth work liaison. |
| City of Salford | 10 | Landscaping. |
| Charnwood Trust | 2 | Day nursery. |
| Stockport MBC | 4 | Lyme Park development. |
| Stockport MBC | 10 | County parks. |
| Stockport MBC | 15 | Cemetery landscaping. |
| Stockport BC | 5 | Archive and museum scheme. |
| Stockport Shelter Housing Action Committee | 2 | Housing action project. |
| Dislay Amalgamated Club | 17 | Squash court construction/repairs. |
| Youth Adventure Tameside | 6 | Development of outdoor pursuits. |
| Tameside Community Council | 14 | Community workshops. |
| Tameside MBC | 7 | Survey of outdoor facilities. |
| Tameside MBC | 20 | Playleader scheme. |
| St. John's Ambulance Brigade | 13 | Construction work. |
| Trafford MBC | 7 | Painting for the elderly. |
| Wigan MBC | 20 | Social service aids. |
| Scout Council | 7 | Estate development. |
| Wigan MBC | 5 | Survey of advertisements. |
| Aspull Boy's Club | 24 | Extension to building. |
| Wigan MBC | 7 | Decorating project. |
| APPLICATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION | ||
| Sponsor | Number of Jobs | Description |
| Manchester University | 1 | Construction of working model. |
| Salford Education Department | 8 | Social work. |
| Salford Education Department | 4 | Educational scheme. |
| Salford Education Department | 6 | Survey. |
| Salford Education Department | 10 | Community work. |
| Metropolitan Borough of Bury | 11 | Environmental improvement. |
| Metropolitan Borough of Bury | 11 | Allotment scheme. |
| Bury Metropolitan Arts Association | 4 | Survey work. |
| Oldham Borough Council | 1 | Archive scheme. |
| Family Service Unit | 9 | Social work. |
| Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | 12 | Park improvements. |
| Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | 2 | Archive scheme. |
| Manchester Polytechnic | 2 | Library records. |
| Manchester Polytechnic | 3 | Cataloguing for conversion to computer. |
| Manchester Adventure Playgrounds Association | 15 | Community work. |
| Greater Manchester Council | 4 | Cataloguing and updating of records. |
| Manchester University | 2 | Health/Research. |
| Sponsor | Number of Jobs | Description | |
| Manchester Health Authority | … | 18 | Social work. |
| Coffee Bar Establishment Committee | … | 7 | Community work. |
| Mr. I. Willis | … | 2 | Community work. |
| NACRO & NCE | … | 8 | Survey scheme. |
| Outreach for Jewish Youth | … | 2 | Social work. |
| National Trust | … | 13 | Environmental improvements. |
| National Trust | … | 16 | Environmental improvements. |
| National Trust | … | 8 | Environmental improvements. |
| St. Michaels Parish Church | … | 12 | Improvements to Church. |
| Manchester City Council | … | 5 | Education scheme. |
| Mrs. Watkinson | … | 7 | Bird sanctuary. |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | … | 12 | Environmental improvements. |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | … | 1 | Education scheme. |
| NW Play Association | … | 20 | Social/Community schemes. |