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Research And Development

Volume 114: debated on Thursday 9 April 1987

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asked the Paymaster General what is his Department's planned expenditure on research and development for 1987–88; and what are the main areas of research selected by his Department under the Rothschild principles of the customer-contractor relationship.

[pursuant to his reply,7 April 1987, c.154]: My Department's planned expenditure on research and development for 1987–88 is shown in table A and that of the Manpower Services Commission in table B.All research and development work conducted by my Department and the Manpower Services Commission is designed to assist with the achievement of the publicly stated objectives of the Department of Employment group.

training measures in the constituency of Bury, North, because of the various bases on which local information is collated. Figures for the constituency of Bury, North are available only at disproportionate cost. The following table gives what information is available for the number of people on employment measures, and the first year net exchequer cost per person no longer unemployed.

Table A

DE's Planned Expenditure on Research and Development in 1987–88

£000s

External research

Labour Market Studies360
Groups in the Labour Market165
Employment Measures103
Careers Service/Youth Employment198
Industrial Relations/Pay and Incomes89
Small Firms and Tourism234
Enterprise and Deregulation101
1,250

Internal costs

Cost of managing external work and conducting some internal work553

Development

Work to enhance the effectiveness of ED Group Programmes550
2,353

Table B

MSC's Planned Expenditure on Research and Development in 1987–88

£000s

Enterprise and Job Creation2,555
Labour Market Efficiency1,154
Employment Measures547
Youth Training Scheme9,547
Technical and Vocational Education Initiative439
Adult and Occupational Training8,723
Labour Market Research264
TOTAL23,229