§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Dundee are currently engaged in the following schemes (a) temporary short-time workers compensation scheme, (b) job release scheme, (c) youth opportunities programme, (d) community industry, (e) community enterprise programme and (f) training for skills.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe Manpower Services Commission is unable to provide information on the numbers taking part in the youth opportunities programme and the community enterprise programme in Dundee except at disproportionate cost. However, on 29 January 1982, the latest date available, 2,920 young people and 145 adult supervisors were engaged in the youth opportunities programme in Tayside and Grampian regions. On 26 February 1982 there were 610 adults engaged in the community enterprise programme in Tayside and Grampian.
60WInformation on the number of training places in industry supported under the training for skills programme in Dundee or in Tayside and Grampian regions is not available. The information requested on the other measures is as follows:
Numbers covered in Dundee At date Temporary short-time working compensation scheme* 291 23 March 1982 Job release scheme 315 3 March 1982 Community industry 180 11 March 1982 Note:
* The figure given for the temporary short-time working compensation scheme represents the number of potentially redundant workers in Dundee whose jobs are being safeguarded by the scheme.