§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to the answer of 3 November 1998,Official Report, column 404, concerning access to work, what assessment he made of the implications of creating full-time councillors in drawing up the proposals for directly elected mayors and cabinets contained in the White Paper, In Touch with the People. [59229]
§ Ms HodgeAccess to Work provides help for disabled people who are in, or about to start, paid employment. Help can be provided for people who are employed or self-employed, full or part-time, permanent or temporary. Councillors do not come within the scope of the programme because their activities are not regarded as their main paid employment. If this situation changes, and the activities of councillors become their main paid employment, then they may be eligible for Access to Work support.