Local Employment Initiative

HC Deb 22 July 1986 vol 102 c178W

52. Mr. O'Brien

asked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement about his Department's support for local employment initiative.

Mr. Trippier

Much of my Department's work to stimulate enterprise and small firms and to promote job creation is delivered at the local level. Indeed, local networks of support are an important contributor to local economic development and I am anxious to see my Department's programmes contribute fully to such networks.

At the international level, both the European Community and the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation are studying local employment initiatives among their member states. The United Kingdom is, through my Department, playing an active part in that work.