§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many additional places were sponsored by Allerdale district council under the youth training scheme, and the community programme, separately, for the last month for which statistics are available; and what is the total number of places now being supported by that authority under each scheme.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAllerdale district council continues to support 20 places under the youth training scheme; no new places under their sponsorship have been approved recently. Thirteen new places have been sponsored by Allerdale district council in January under the community programme; 395 places in all are now supported by the council under that programme.