§ Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General what is the cost per worker taken off the unemployment register of the new workers scheme.
§ Mr. LeeAs the new workers scheme is only six months old it is too early to provide an accurate costing. However, there is no reason to believe that the net cost per person removed from the unemployment count will be significantly higher than under the young workers scheme: £1,400 per person in 1985–86.