§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much regional assistance was provided under each scheme for the north-east of England in 1979, 1987 and the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonThe amount of regional assistance provided to the north-east of England is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
However, this Department has a wide range of employment, training and enterprise schemes which are available in the north-east, as elsewhere. These measures include Restart courses and the job interview guarantee scheme delivered by the Employment Service to help the long-term unemployed in their search for jobs and employment training and enterprise allowance scheme delivered through the training and enterprise councils, to help unemployed people learn new skills or to start up in business.