Job Release Scheme (Hansard, 14 December 1987)

HC Deb 14 December 1987 vol 124 cc336-7W 337W

§ Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people he estimates will have retired under the job release scheme in 1987.

§ Mr. Lee
From January to November 1987 inclusive, 10,155 people have retired under the job release scheme.

§ Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding the proposed ending of the job release scheme in January 1988.

§ Mr. Lee
My hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Mr. Bowis) and the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) have both raised questions on this subject. I refer the hon. Member to my replies on 4 November, at column726, and on 2 December, at column 601. To date, 24 hon. Members have written with representations from their constituents.