§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many young people have been placed within the Manpower Services Commission under youth opportunities programmes and work experience schemes during the past two years.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherDuring 1981 and 1982 there were no young people on work experience on employers premises schemes under the youth opportunities programme within the Manpower Services Commission in Scotland. Over the same period, some 780 young people were directly trained by the MSC on work preparation and short training courses under the youth opportunities programme in skillcentres in Scotland.