§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration the Government are giving to a proposal that young people on the youth opportunities programme should receive some military training in uniform.
§ Mr. Prior[pursuant to the reply, 29 January 1981, c. 480]: No proposal on these lines has been submitted to the Manpower Services Commission, which administers the youth opportunities programme. However, the Ministry of Defence, which has been a sponsor under YOP since 1978, is considering what further help it might offer unemployed young people and we are in discussion with it about this.