Employment Transfer Scheme

Mr. Steen
asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of people who have taken advantage of the resettlement transfer scheme in each of the regions since September 1975;(2) how many people, since September 1975, have taken advantage of the resettlement transfer scheme in the light of the Government's special measures to reduce unemployment on Merseyside.

Mr. John Fraser
I am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is not yet available. I will circulate it in the Official Report when it becomes available.

Mr. Steen
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how much money he estimates has been spent in pursuance of the resettlement transfer scheme during the current year.

Mr. John Fraser
I am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that the amount spent on grants and allowances under the Employment Transfer Scheme in the financial year 1975–76, to December 1975, is estimated at £4,550,000.

Mr. Steen
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will monitor the number of families moving from areas of high unemployment as a result of the---------------------------
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