Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the impact of the constitutional imperative of the Irish Government to work for a united Ireland on sectarianism in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeThe achievement of a united Ireland has been an acknowledged objective of successive Irish Governments. Article 1 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement formally records, however, the acceptance by the Irish Government that such unity would be achieved only with the consent of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland. That position has not been affected by the Irish
Measure Budget (£m) Numbers helped 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Measures for the Young Unemployed Get Ready for Business Programme 0.046 0.042 0.050 64 43 39 Graduate Attachment Programme 0.120 0.125 0.155 55 30 59 Graduate Enterprise Programme 0.108 0.112 0.118 18 17 17 Industrial Scholarship Scheme 0.167 0.179 0.182 68 68 66 Junior Management Development Programme 0.351 0.378 0.408 108 111 126 New Workers Scheme 0.532 0.240 — 682 307 — Skills Training Scheme 1.211 1.625 0.994 1,073 1,406 1,842 Training Centre Courses 7.215 7.286 7.531 3,967 4,276 4,420 Youth Training Programme 49.989 54.091 56.062 11,938 12,303 13,416 Measures for the Long Term Unemployed Action for Community Employment 28.840 41.064 50.688 6,200 8,600 10,019 Attachment Training Scheme 1.977 1.289 0.493 1,049 658 102 Bridge Programme 0.053 0.064 0.066 78 78 81 Enterprise Allowance Scheme 4.947 4.346 2.548 2,262 1,942 1,161 Enterprise Ulster 8.202 8.584 6.913 1,383 1,346 1,028 Jobclubs 0.046 0.060 0.225 767 1,603 3,250 Jobstart Allowance 0.262 0.164 0.169 648 381 361 Job Training Programme 0.253 1.530 6.418 400 2,165 7,574 Management Retraining Course 0.017 0.018 0.017 12 10 9 Management Extension Programme 0.030 0.076 0.073 9 20 21 New Enterprise Programme (full-time) 0.039 0.070 0.054 11 12 12 New Enterprise Programme (part-time) 0.024 0.051 0.029 24 25 28 Overseas Marketing Programmes 0.087 0.198 0.289 14 27 41 Restart Programme 0.167 0.107 0.053 89,072 83,614 81,794 Sheltered Employment for Disabled People 0.605 0.730 0.666 100 100 100 Sheltered Placement for Disabled People 0.316 0.648 0.821 150 227 301 Training Centre Courses 2.994 2.681 1.882 5,008 3,267 2,472 Vocational Training for Disabled People 0.289 0.223 0.278 29 38 37
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the average wage paid to action for community employment participants, excluding supervisors; and what is the average allowance paid to jobs training programme participants.
§ Mr. NeedhamParticipants in the action for community employment scheme are paid the accepted rate for the job in the area where the work is carried out. Information on the average wage paid is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.