§ 15. Mr. Scottasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish the timetable for the implementation of the proposals contained in "Young people at work"?
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that projects under the new youth opportunities programme will start from the beginning of April and it is expected that the programme will be in full operation by September 1978.
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§ 38. Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of Sate for Employment whether he is satisfied that the youth opportunities programme is sufficiently widely cast.
§ Mr. GoldingThe youth opportunities programme has been designed to operate flexibly, so that it is responsive to the needs of the individual and localities. Participants will be able to move from one element to another as their needs dictate. There will be a maximum of 130,000 places providing up to 230,000 opportunities a year. This doubles the provisions under the present schemes, and corresponds to the assessment of needs made by the Manpower Services Commission.