§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to offer to disabled employees the opportunity for early retirement similar to that existing under the job release scheme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeNo. The job release scheme was closed on 31 January 1988 and its resources redirected to measures which would help longer-term unemployed people (including those with disabilities) more effectively. There are at present no plans to replace it.