§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Employment, now that the young worker scheme has been in operation six months, how many employers have taken Government subsidy; and how many new jobs have been created.
§ Mr. AlisonBy the week ending 2 July, applications in repect of 71,260 young people had been approved under the young workers scheme. Records of the number of different employers applying are not held centrally. The effect of the scheme is being monitored by means of a continuous survey of employers submitting claims. The first results of this survey are now being evaluated.