HC Deb 23 May 1980 vol 985 c433W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now relax the rule which requires young people to wait for six weeks as registered unemployed before being accepted for the youth opportunities programme, in view of the detrimental effect on such people of being acclimatised to unemployment as part of this system.

Mr. Jim Lester

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.