§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) whether job centre staff in Larne or any other job centre in Northern Ireland can be selective regarding the issue of application forms to applicants; and if he will ensure that all sections of the community have equality of access to application forms for job vacancies;
(2) if he will list the regulations that relate to the requirement on applicants to a job centre for an application form to provide the job centre staff with information regarding the first school attended before receiving an application form.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Training and Employment Agency is committed to delivering all its service in a way which promotes equality of opportunity for all its customers regardless of religion, gender, disability or marital status. All agency offices issue application forms to job seekers who meet the criteria for the post as laid down by the employer. Primary school data is used to monitor the agency's equality policy, but it is not a condition for the issue of application forms that this information is provided by an applicant.