§ Mr. HealeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people his Department is committed to employing during 1998 under(a) the subsidised job option and (b) the unsubsidised job option of the New Deal programme. [52587]
§ Mr. MeacherWithin my Department, some ten posts have so far been identified as suitable for young people under the job option (whether subsidised or unsubsidised) of the New Deal programme. We aim to fill as many of these posts as possible through the programme, subject to suitable candidates being found.