§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the total amounts paid and the total number of jobs covered in Scotland and England, respectively, for each month in which the short-time working compensation scheme has operated.
§ Mr. GoldingAlthough the short time working compensation scheme for the textile, clothing and footwear industry came into operation on 15 May 1978, no applications were approved until July 1978 in England, and August 1978 in Scotland. The information requested is therefore available for those months and is given in the following schedule:
convinced that legislation is the best way of dealing with the problem. The weight of public opinion and union pressure will have more effect in this than Government action.