Tuesday, 7 March 1995
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of how the long-term unemployed are affected by Government policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are in (a) his Department and (b) the Employment Service agency; what the figures were two years ago; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he intends to take to improve employment prospects in former coal mining areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those major countries in the European Union where the level of unemployment is on a clear downward trend.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what impact the Government's flexible labour market policy has had on the ability of the Employment Service to place people into jobs over the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will meet the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the long-term improvement of industrial relations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in the United Kingdom have either education or training places; and what were the figures in 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what guidance has been given by his Department in relation to the current operation of the 21-hour rule.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make an assessment of the effects of a national minimum wage on the employment prospects of young people
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what plans he has to improve child care to assist women into employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the effects of a statutory minimum wage on the employment prospects of unemployed people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the causes of Britain's current industrial relations situation.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 7 March.
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I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Conway.]
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