asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will review the travelling allowances made available to the unemployed seeking new posts with a view to subsidising all fares incurred in attending job interviews.

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that under the Job Search Scheme an unemployed worker may qualify for a free return fare to attend an interview for a job beyond daily travelling distance of home. There are no facilities for the payment of fares for interviews for jobs within recognised daily travelling distance of a worker's home, and no review is intended. However, for those persons registered as disabled within the meaning of Section I of the Disabled Persons Act 1944, there is provision for the payment of fares for interviews with employers including those within daily travelling distance.