School Leavers (Hansard, 21 January 1986)

§ Mr. Thurnham
asked the Paymaster General how many school leavers have been referred to benefit officers for failing to attend interviews for offers of youth training scheme places during the past year.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
Information is not available in the form asked. In the year ended 30 September 1985, the latest period for which information is available, the total number referred to the independent benefit adjudicating authorities for refusing a place on the youth training scheme was 1,520, of which 1,055 were disqualified.

§ Mr. Thurnham
asked the Paymaster General how many school leavers have been refused benefit as a result of being referred for failing to attend interviews or to accept offers of employment during the past year.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
Information is not available in the form asked. The total number of claimants referred to the

Select Committee on European legislation scrutiny number Draft directive title Government position

10681/84 Parental leave and leave for family reasons. United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.(A debate on the draft directive took place on 27 November 1985.)

4138/83 Voluntary part-time work. United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.

6365/84 The supply of workers by temporary employment businesses and fixed duration contracts of employment. United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.

8256/83 Informing and consulting employees. United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.

6871/83 Implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes. Proposal welcomed in principle. The main United Kingdom difficulty is that actuarial considerations are not taken into account.

5825/1/84 Equal treatment as between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood. Opposed in principle. The principle of the United Kingdom equal opportunity legislation is that the law should not try to regulate private relationships where there is no intention to create a legal business relationship.

9193/84 The protection of workers by the proscription of specified No remaining objections of principle. (A debate took place in the Standing Committee on European Legislation on 11 December 1985.)

7832/85 agents and/or work activities.

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independent adjudicating authorities for failing to attend interviews or failing to accept offers of employment in the nine months ended 30 September 1985 were 312 and 4,007, respectively, of which 193 and 1,164 were disqualified. Records do not distinguish between school-leavers and others.

Select Committee on European legislation scrutiny number	Draft directive title	Government position
10681/84	Parental leave and leave for family reasons.	United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.(A debate on the draft directive took place on 27 November 1985.)
4138/83	Voluntary part-time work.	United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.
6365/84	The supply of workers by temporary employment businesses and fixed duration contracts of employment.	United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.
8256/83	Informing and consulting employees.	United Kingdom reserve maintained in principle. Not considered to be appropriate area for Community legislation.
6871/83	Implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes.	Proposal welcomed in principle. The main United Kingdom difficulty is that actuarial considerations are not taken into account.
5825/1/84	Equal treatment as between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood.	Opposed in principle. The principle of the United Kingdom equal opportunity legislation is that the law should not try to regulate private relationships where there is no intention to create a legal business relationship.
9193/84	The protection of workers by the proscription of specified	No remaining objections of principle. (A debate took place in the Standing Committee on European Legislation on 11 December 1985.)
7832/85	agents and/or work activities.