§ 28. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will take action to ensure that, by the provision of sums for capital investment, the job creation programme can lead to permanent employment prospects involving training with the creation of viable small enterprises particularly in deprived inner urban areas.
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§ Mr. GoldingThe job creation programme cannot provide, under present rules, sums for capital investment. However, experience has shown that short-term projects can in some cases lead to permanent jobs. To date nearly 60 workshop and co-operative projects have been approved and it is hoped that many of these will lead to permanent employment. The Government are presently considering the problem of deprived inner urban areas.