§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he intends to continue the system of allowances paid to people going on employment rehabilitation courses; and whether he intends to increase the allowance in line with inflation.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 30 October 1979, c. 470–71]: I am pleased to announce that rehabilitation allowances will be increased from 15 November 1979 in line with the increase in prices; thus maintaining their existing relationship with unemployment benefit.
As a long-term exercise the Manpower Services Commission is reviewing the scope and structure of allowances for all its various programmes, including employment rehabilitation.