§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs are being supported by Government job protection and job creation schemes in
Measure Numbers covered At date Temporary Short-time Working Compensation Scheme … 485 21 October 1980 Job Release Scheme … 346 30 September 1980 Small Firms Employment Subsidy … 35 30 September 1980 Community Industry … 150 Average over last 5 months In addition, in Tayside Region at 10 October 1980, 928 young people and 71 adults were participating in the youth opportunities programme and 251 people were employed on the special temporary employment programme. It is estimated that about 70 per cent. of these were in Dundee, although precise figures are not available.
The various special employment and training measures are reviewed annually in the autumn. The Government hope to announce their conclusions on measures for 1981–82 shortly.