Employment Action Programme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 9 Gorffennaf 1991.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Henry McLeish Henry McLeish , Central Fife 12:00, 9 Gorffennaf 1991

Why is it that, when faced with 965,000 people unemployed for over 26 weeks, the Government can find in this financial year 30,000 places only? Why is it, when faced with a bill for £16·4 billion to support the unemployed, the Government can provide only £110 million to get the unemployed back to work? Is the Secretary of State happy with that or will he continue to be the apologist for poverty pay in Britain?