§ Mr. MerchantTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on provision for supported employment in 1994–95.
§ Mr. David HuntThe maximum grant payable in 1994–95 per contracted place in the supported employment programme will be £4,420 for both voluntary body and local authority providers. Under the arrangements I announced on the 10 March 1994,Official Report, column 338, coming into force on 1 April, the number of places in the programme will be for negotiation between the Employment Service and both local authorities and voluntary bodies. Payments to local authorities will continue, as previously, to be limited to at most 75 per cent. of their costs.