asked the Minister for Labour the amount of money collected by the youth employment levy in 1983 and 1984; if he will give precise details of how these moneys are allocated and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Youth Employment Levy.
The amounts paid to my Department in respect of levy collected in 1983 and to date in 1984 are £69,828,788 and £72,376,860 respectively.
The total amounts allocated in 1983 and 1984 to date to Departments and agencies from the provision of my Department's Vote for training and employment of young persons are set out below. (The relevant Vote subhead represents mainly the estimated receipts of the levy). Allocations from the subhead are made by the Minister for Labour with the agreement of the Minister for Finance and following discussions with the Youth Employment Agency.
1983 |
1984 |
|
£m. |
£m. |
|
Youth Employment Agency |
5.685 |
6.600 |
AnCO |
32.244 |
38.284 |
CERT Ltd. |
1.426 |
1.683 |
Department of the Environment: |
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—Environment Works (Youth Employment Scheme) in 1983 |
8.000 |
— |
—Environment Works (Special Projects Scheme) in 1984 |
— |
4.000 |
Department of Education: |
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—Pre-employment and Secretarial Courses |
14.990 |
14.800 |
Department of Labour: |
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—Grant Scheme for Youth Employment (transferred from the Department of Education in 1983) |
2.165 |
5.545 |
—Work Experience Programme |
6.971 |
6.600 |
—Employment Incentive Scheme (youth element) |
4.309 |
— |
—Enterprise Allowance Scheme (introduced in 1984) |
— |
0.400 |
—National Manpower Service |
— |
0.025 |
Total |
75.790 |
77.937 |