§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many applications have been received from firms applying for temporary employment subsidy in Walsall; and how many of these applications have been approved.
§ Mr. GoldingAs at 2nd December, 25 applications in respect of 1,106 jobs had been received from firms in the Walsall area. Of these, 22 applications covering 1,083 jobs had been approved.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers have been employed under the youth employment subsidy scheme in Walsall; and how many applications for this programme have been received.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that information in the precise form requested is not available. At 2nd December 1977 96 applications under the youth employment subsidy scheme had been approved in respect of young people in Walsall. At the same date a total of 30,329 applications had been approved in Great Britain.