§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs for school leavers will be created by the job creation programme in Dundee and Tayside.
§ Mr. John FraserI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that nine applications under the job creation programme have been received from
204WI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that there are seven Employment Service Agency offices in Aberdeen, three in Dundee, 10 in Edinburgh and 21 in Glasgow. These include employment offices, jobcentres, occupational guidance units, employment resettlement centres, district managers' offices and offices of professional and executive recruitment. The detailed information is as follows:
Dundee and Tayside. Of these, eight have been approved, creating 111 jobs, of which 84 are suitable for school leavers. Any further applications that may be forthcoming from Dundee and Tayside will receive urgent and sympathetic attention.