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Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are currently employed in each region of England under the special temporary employment programme.
Mr. Jim Lester
[pursuant to his reply, 26 November 1979]: On 2 November 1979 the number of people employed under the programme in each region was as follows:
| Northern | 2,769 |
| North-West | 3,312 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 1,153 |
| Midlands | 2,588 |
| South-East | 550 |
| South-West | 666 |
| London | 801 |