§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what extra assistance he plans to make available to local authorities to enable their careers services to provide extra help to young people arising from the proposed withdrawal of income support from young people under 18 years.
§ Mr. Cope1,063 posts are currently funded in local authority careers services under this Department's direct grant strengthening scheme. In 1988–89, as foreshadowed in the public expenditure White Paper, an extra 72 posts, directly funded by this Department will be targeted on those local authorities where our present level of support insufficiently recognises the difficulties faced by young people in the labour market.