§ 31. Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the progress of the community programme.
§ 39. Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were on the community programme at the latest available date; and if he is satisfied with its operation.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 31 January 1983 the number of places which had been approved on the community programme, including the community enterprise programme, was 53,005. Of these a total of 34,199 places had been filled. I am satisfied with the operation of the programme.
§ 51. Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed people he hopes to help during 1983 through the community programme; and what the programme has achieved so far.
§ Mr. AlisonThe programme will provide up to 130,000 places both full and part time for those people who have been out of work for some time. At 31 January 1983 over 53,000 places had been approved on the programme, including the community enterprise programme.