§ Mr. HealeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [52586]
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§ Mr. Tony LloydThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office is committed to the following programme in support of the New Deal programme
Phase 1—Plans are underway to employ eight (8) people under the subsidised job option and no members of staff under the unsubsidised job option in 1998.Phase 2—We will look at employing people under the unsubsidised job option, and increasing the number of people employed under the subsidised option in the next calendar year.