§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs provided under the New Deal arrangements by(a) the BBC, (b) the ITV companies and (c) S4C. [61613]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithSpecific information concerning individual employers' job vacancies and recruitment practices is a matter for those employers; but we are actively encouraging television and radio companies, like others, to recruit through the New Deals.