§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Paymaster General how many people have applied for jobstart allowances and how many have been refused jobstart allowances, for each of the jobcentres at Billingham, Eston, Guisborough, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Saltburn, Stockton, Thornaby and Yarm.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeJobstart was piloted in nine areas of Great Britain from January 1986 to the end of June 1986. One of the pilot areas was Billingham and during that period 13 people applied for the allowance, of whom 12 were successful and one was rejected.
Since 1 July 1986 jobstart has been extended nationally and the numbers of jobstart applications and rejections till 14 November 1986 for the offices requested are as follows:
Applications Rejections Billingham 8 — Eston 1 1 Guisborough — — Hartlepool 5 2 Middlesbrough 28 7 Redcar 10 4 Saltburn 4 3 Stockton 9 — Thornaby 1 1 Yarm — — Total 66 18