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Mr. Burt
asked the Paymaster General what was the total number of people benefiting from special employment and training measures at the latest available date in the constituency of Bury, North; and what is the average cost per person under each.
Mr. Lee
It is not possible to give a precise total figure for the number of people on employment, enterprise and
Programme | at | Numbers Helped | Area | First Year Direct Exchequer.1 Cost per person no longer unemployed 1987–88 (forecast) |
Community Programme | 27 February | 420 | Bury Metropolitan Borough Area | 2,050 |
Voluntary Projects Programme | 31 March | 77 | Bury North Constituency | 2 |
Enterprise Allowance Scheme | 7 April | 795 | Greater Manchester (North) Area | 1,800 |
New Workers Scheme | 31 March | 1,035 | Greater Manchester (North) Area | 1,300 |
Job Release Scheme | 31 March | 82 | Bury Area | 1,900 |
1 These figures are for the schemes nationally and are published in the public expenditure White Paper. | ||||
2 VPP participants are not normally removed from the unemployment register. |