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
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DE's Planned Expenditure on Research and Development in 1987–88
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£000s
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External research
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Labour Market Studies | 360 |
Groups in the Labour Market | 165 |
Employment Measures | 103 |
Careers Service/Youth Employment | 198 |
Industrial Relations/Pay and Incomes | 89 |
Small Firms and Tourism | 234 |
Enterprise and Deregulation | 101 |
1,250 | |
Internal costs
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Cost of managing external work and conducting some internal work | 553 |
Development
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Work to enhance the effectiveness of ED Group Programmes | 550 |
2,353 |
Table B
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MSC's Planned Expenditure on Research and Development in 1987–88
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£000s
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Enterprise and Job Creation | 2,555 |
Labour Market Efficiency | 1,154 |
Employment Measures | 547 |
Youth Training Scheme | 9,547 |
Technical and Vocational Education Initiative | 439 |
Adult and Occupational Training | 8,723 |
Labour Market Research | 264 |
TOTAL | 23,229 |