§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give the estimated total maximum expenditure for the employment service's special bonus scheme in 1990–91;
(2) if he will make a statement on the categories (a) exceptional achievements, (b) the maintenance of operational effectiveness in exceptionally difficult circumstances and (c) particularly meritorious enterprise or intiative, as used in the employment service special bonus scheme;
(3) if he will give (a) the total number of employees who received an employment service special bonus scheme award, (b) the numbers by category and (c) the total expenditure involved for Great Britain and each standard region in the period 1989–90.
§ Mr. EggarThe employment service became an executive agency on 2 April 1990. Mr. Mike Fogden, the Employment Service Agency's chief executive, will be replying in writing to the hon. Gentleman.