§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment if a Minister represented the United Kingdom during the 1979 International Labour Organisation conference in Geneva; and if he will make a statement concerning the United Kingdom contribution to that conference.
§ Mr. Jim Lester,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12 July 1979; Vol. 970, c. 243], gave the following answer
The United Kingdom was represented at the 1979 International Labour Organisation conference by my noble Friend Lord Gowrie, the Minister of State in my Department, and as usual by a tripartite
Scheme No. currently being supported Area Job release scheme 28 Employment office areas of Jarrow and Hebburn and East Boldon Small firms employment subsidy 20 Job introduction scheme for disabled people 1 Adult employment subsidy 137 South Tyneside TTWA Community industry 160 South Tyne Youth opportunities scheme 2,688* South Tyneside local authority district Special temporary employment programme 293* Temporary employment subsidy 2,500 Northern region *Numbers helped since scheme began.
§ Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the area covered by Jarrow and Hebburn employment exchange have taken advantage of the job release scheme since its introduction.
§ Mr. Jim Lester,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12 July 1979; Vol. 970, c. 244], gave the following answer
Up to 27 June, 63 applications under the job release scheme had been accepted in the Jarrow and Hebburn area.