§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Prime Minister what practical measures he has introduced to help(a) employers in the private sector and (b) employers in the public sector to increase the quality and quantity of 119W women's participation in the work force, since the launch of Opportunity 2000 in 1991.
§ Miss WiddecombeI have been asked to reply.
Opportunity 2000 is an employer-led campaign which the Government have supported since its launch in 1991.
The Employment Department helps private and public sector employers increase the quality and quantity of women's employment by promoting a competitive, efficient and flexible labour market. Details of the ED's initiatives introduced since the launch of Opportunity 2000 are contained in the ED's annual reports, copies of which are available in the Library, and include, the out-of-school child care grant, new horizons for women, and fair play for women.