§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the area served by all employment offices on the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire will qualify for places under the new community enterprise programme; and, if so, how many places.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe community enterprise programme, which will replace the special temporary employment programme on 1 April 1981, will operate nationwide. Provided that scheme sponsors come forward, long-term unemployed people in the Kirklees area will be able to obtain employment under the programme. It is not possible to predict the number of people who will find employment in this way.
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places under the new community enterprise programme will be available to unemployed people served by the Oldham area employment office.
§ Mr. Jim LesterProvided that scheme sponsors come forward, long-term unemployed people in the Oldham area will continue to be able to obtain employment under the community enterprise programme, which replaces the special temporary employment programme on 1 April 1981. It is not possible to predict how many places will be available in any specified employment office area under the new programme.