§ 19. Mr. Brightasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate how many additional places there will be on the young workers scheme in the next financial year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI anticipate that the changes to the scope of the young workers scheme which my right hon. Friend announced in reply to his hon. Friend the Member for Langbaurgh (Mr. Holt) on 21 December at c.258–59 are likely to lead to an overall decrease in the numbers supported compared with the current year.