§ 19. Mr. Philip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement on the operation of early job release schemes.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAs my right hon. Friend announced to the House on 12 November 1984, the full-time job release scheme will continue on the present basis for a further year. The part-time job release scheme is being revised to make it more attractive to both employers and employees, and details will be announced shortly.
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§ 34. Mr. Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently taking advantage of the job release scheme; and what was the comparable figure for each of the past six years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAt 2 January 1985, 78,642 people were in receipt of an allowance under the job release schemes.
The comparable January figures requested are as follows:
Job Release Scheme Number 1984 88,305 1983 76,876 1982 53,878 1981 61,451 1980 57,158 1979 42,871