§ Mr. Silvesterasked the Paymaster General if he will list initiatives by his Department which have been of benefit specifically to the north-east, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside regions since 1979.
§ Mr. LeeThe main employment, training and enterprise measures offered by this Department and the Manpower Services Commission since 1979 have all been available to people in the north-east, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside regions. The range of measures currently available is described in the "Action for Jobs" booklet. The measures which have operated in the period since 1979 are listed below.
- Special Temporary Employment Programme*
54 - Community Enterprise Programme*
- Youth Opportunities Programme*
- Training Opportunities Scheme*
- Short-time Working Compensation Scheme*
- Temporary Employment Subsidy*
- Small Firms Employment Subsidy*
- Adult Employment Subsidy*
- Young Workers Scheme*
- Temporary Short-time Working Compensation Scheme*
- Part-time Job Release Scheme*
- Community Programme
- Enterprise Allowance Scheme
- Voluntary Projects Programme
- Community Industry
- YTS
- Job Release Scheme
- Job Splitting Scheme
- Restart Programme
- Jobstart Allowance
- New Workers Scheme
- Training for Enterprise
- Training Grants for Employers
- Wider Opportunities Training Programme
- Access to Information Technology
- Job Training Scheme
- Jobclubs
- Travel to Interview Scheme
- Open Tech Programme
- Career Development Loans**
- Loan Guarantee Scheme
- Job Introduction Scheme
- Adaptation to Premises and Equipment Scheme
- Personal Reader service
- Special aids to employment
- Assistance to fares for work for the disabled
- Skills-linked and Preparatory English as second language (ESL) Courses
- Industrial language Training
*This scheme is now closed
**This is a pilot scheme which is running for a three-year period from April 1986 in Aberdeen, Bristol/Bath, Greater Manchester and Reading/Slough.