§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to introduce further training initiatives in Wales in respect of people who have been unemployed for more than two years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe Government's community programme already provides opportunities for the long term unemployed. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment announced on 16 November—[Vol. 48, c.481–482.]—it will continue for a further two years from October 1984.