§ Lord Brockwayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in view of the dismissal of about 100 Midlands companies from the "jobs for school-leavers" scheme, on the ground that they have used it as a source of cheap labour to replace "redundant" workers, they will extend the investigation by the Manpower Services Commission to national dimensions.
The Minister of State, Department of Employment (The Earl of Gowrie)Under the Youth Opportunities Programme procedures already exist to ensure that work experience schemes for unemployed young people are not abused. These procedures are kept under constant review and will be improved further as resources permit.