§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to the reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, on 23 December, if he will make a statement on the scope and purpose of the review into the way in which the priority supply scheme operates.
§ Mr. AlisonThere is no formal review taking place into the priority suppliers scheme. The Manpower Services Commission, which is responsible for administering the sheltered employment programme, are looking at the operation of the scheme in the course of considering how more public sector work might be made available to sheletered industry.