§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Paymaster General if he will amend the rules of eligibility of the job release scheme to cover departmental reorganisations, such as the substitution of a teacher in business studies by a teacher in technical subjects in a school.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkNo. The job release scheme is designed not to encourage Departmental reorganisation but to induce older workers who are close to state retirement pension age to leave employment and so release jobs for unemployed workers.