§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what guidance has been given to training and enterprise councils on the services that can be provided by the employment rehabilitation service.
Mr. JacksonTraining and enterprise councils have been advised that they are able to access the facilities of the employment rehabilitation service—ERS—as part of making appropriate arrangements for trainees with special needs.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what advice or guidance has been given in writing to employment rehabilitation and asset centre managers and staff on the role of psychology assistants; and whether in all cases the psychology assistants are working under the direct supervision and control of a higher or senior occupational psychologist.
Mr. JacksonQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the future of the employment rehabilitation service.
Mr. JacksonI refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre (Mr. Mans) on 16 April 1991,Official Report, columns 157–59.