§ Mr. SternTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to expedite the development of more job clubs; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeA total of 1,184 job clubs are now open, an increase of 51 in the past 13 weeks. The planning assumption in the White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1988–89 to 1990–91" (Cm. 288) is that the programme will expand to 1,500 job clubs by the end of 1988–89.