§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish details of the number of job clubs, since the start of the intitiative to the most recent date, by year, for the north-west region and for the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. LeeThe number of job clubs for north-west region and the rest of Great Britain from the start of the programme in November 1984 to the latest available date is shown in the table.
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Date North West Great Britain November 1984 — 2 April 1985 — 4 April 1986 4 29
Date North West Great Britain April 1987 157 991 April 1988 200 1,204 February 1989 207 1,220
Mr. AdamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) on what premise closure of 220 employment service job clubs is based;
(2) when he made the decision to close 220 employment service job clubs.
§ Mr. LeeI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury, North (Mr. Burt) on 27 January 1989,Official Report, column 810.