§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will place in the Library a copy of the paper provided to 839W him by the Health and Safety Commission on the immunity of Crown bodies from enforcement and prosecution under the Health and Safety at Work, etc., Act, 1974; and when he expects to announce Government policy towards such immunity of Crown bodies, and take the appropriate steps to remove the immunity.
§ Mr. John GrantI am considering this paper and the issues raised in conjunction with other Ministers concerned, but I cannot at this stage say when I will be in a position to make an announcement. The paper includes details of problems experienced by the Commission in dealing with Crown bodies. These are now under consideration and I will place a copy of the paper in the Library when I have received comments from the bodies
Greater Manchester Greater London 1 Jobs current in Job Creation Programme … … … 3,197 1,770 2 Number filled by young people aged 16–19 … … … 1,278 708 3 Number of unemployed young persons aged 16–19 (latest available date, January 1978) 12,973 23,299 4 2 as a percentage of 3 … … … 9.8 per cent. 3.0 per cent. In addition there are substantial numbers of places available for unemployed young people under the youth opportunities programme in both areas.