HC Deb 23 January 1978 vol 942 cc446-7W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement, Official Report, 17th January 1978, column 247, that he had been told the the Government's measures have safeguarded over 600,000 jobs, he will list the measures concerned and the number of jobs safeguarded by each.

Mr. Golding

The numbers of workers who have benefited under the Government's special employment measures since their inceptions are as follows:

Temporary employment subsidy 371,100
Job release scheme 21,500
Job creation programme 122,200
Work experience programme 44,300
Community Industry 3,500
Youth employment subsidy 32,200
Recruitment subsidy for school leavers 30,100
Job introduction scheme 145
Small firms employment subsidy 3,600
628,645