§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding the expansion of community industry; and how many of the places presently available under this scheme have been taken up.
§ Mr. GoldingOn 17th February 3,700 young people were employed in community industry. The 4,000 available places have all been allocated to particular areas. Representations have been received from a number of local authorities for the provision of additional places or for the extension of the scheme to new areas. We are giving urgent consideration to the possibility of increasing community industry's overall capacity.