§ Mrs. Renee Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in 1980–81 over 1979–80 in the allocation by the Manpower Services Commission to the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area for the youth opportunities programme.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that information for the youth opportunities programme is collected by local authority district. In the Wolverhampton local authority district, which covers the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area, plans for the programme provide for an increase in 1980–81 of 40 per cent. over the entrants in 1979–81.