§ 23. Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement about the implementation of the winding-up of the job release scheme.
§ Mr. LeeI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Mr. Bowis),Official Report, 4 November at column 726. In addition my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the closure on 3 November and notices were placed in various national newspapers on 6 November giving details of the closure and the procedures for submitting applications.