§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at the latest available date how many people were employed on action for community employment; how 523W many of them were employed (a) part time and (b) full time; and if he will divide the figures into males and females.
§ Mr. AtkinsResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Training and Employment Agency under its chief executive, Mr. J. S. Crozier. I have asked him for a reply to be given.
Letter from J. S. Crozier to Ms. Clare Short, dated 19 February 1993:
You asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at the latest available date how many people were employed on Action for Community Employment; how many of them were employed (a) Part time, (b) Full time; and if he will divide the figure into males and females. As Chief Executive of the Training and Employment Agency which has executive responsibility for this matter in Northern Ireland I have been asked to reply.At 31 January there was a total of 9,660 people employed on the Action for Community Employment (ACE) programme. This figure was made up of 7,245 full time (4,347 males and 2,898 females) and 2,415 part time (676 males and 1,739 females).