HC Deb 01 March 1988 vol 128 cc533-4W
39. Mr. Jacques Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many representations his Department has received on the proposals contained in the White Paper "Training for Employment".

54. Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding his White Paper "Training for Employment".

Mr. Cope

The White Paper sets out the Government's plans for securing continuing reductions in unemployment and for sustaining jobs growth. It calls upon employers, individuals and trade unions to play their part, in particular to equip longer-term unemployed people for the jobs which the economy is generating. We believe that the soundness of the approach set out in the White Paper is widely recognised. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has as yet received no representations about the Government's plans.

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