§ Mr. McCartneyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what arrangements he proposes to make for funding enterprise workshops, including co-operatives, under the special temporary employment programme.
§ Mr. GoldingI have now agreed with the Manpower Services Commission that the arrangements made for assisting small enterprise workshops under the job creation programme should be continued in a revised form under the special temporary employment programme. Initially the Manpower Services Commission can provide funds for a period of one year to assist suitable schemes which provide jobs for unemployed people. Those schemes which demonstrate during this time that they have a reasonable prospect of becoming self-financing, and thus provide permanent jobs, can be supported for up to one further year.