HC Deb 22 December 1983 vol 51 cc333-4W
Ms. Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the numbers of people that have left work under the job release scheme for each year since its introduction.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Year (ending March) Numbers entering scheme
January 1977 to end of March 1977 9,979
1977–78 14,529
1978–79 25,643
1979–80 68,164
1980–81 24,239
1981–82 38,672
1982–83 46,134
April 1983 to 2 November 1983 23,928