§ Mr. KirkhopeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is now able to make a statement on plans to transfer the employment rehabilitation service to the employment service.
Mr. JacksonMy right hon. and learned Friend has decided that the employment rehabilitation service will transfer from the Training Agency to the employment service on 1 August 1990 where it will be located alongside the other specialist disability services. Longer-term issues about the organisation of employment assessment and rehabilitation are discussed in the consultative document, "Employment and Training for People with Disabilities", which was published on 29 June and on which comments are invited by 31 December.