§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are currently employed in each region of England under the special temporary employment programme.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 26 November 1979]: On 2 November 1979 the number of people employed under the programme in each region was as follows:
Northern 2,769 North-West 3,312 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,153 Midlands 2,588 South-East 550 South-West 666 London 801