Restart Interviews (Hansard, 9 May 1988)

§ Mr. McLeish
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many restart interviews have taken place in each of the standard regions in each month between June 1986 and the most recent date for which information is available.

§ Mr. Lee
The information requested by employment service regions is shown in the table:

§ Mr. McLeish
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if all restart offices use selective procedures in assessing who should be invited to a follow-up interview; and what are the criteria upon which selection is based.

§ Mr. Lee
In those offices where follow-up interviews are currently taking place, the decision which groups should be invited to interview is a matter for local management.
However, a systematic basis for follow-up is currently being developed for implementation as part of the package of proposals announced in the White Paper "Training for Employment."

§ Mr. McLeish
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the recommended length of time that restart counsellors are maintained as interviewers.

§ Mr. Lee
The length of time counselling staff stay in post is a matter to be decided between the individual and local management.

§ Mr. McLeish
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average number of interviews conducted by restart counsellors per day and per week in each of the standard economic regions for each month between June 1986 and the most recent date for which information is available.

§ Mr. Lee
The information is not available in the form requested. However, during 1987–88 an average of 45 interviews a week was carried out for each counselling post allocated to the programme. A detailed breakdown for the employment service regions is as follows:
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Weekly average number of restart interviews per counselling post—1987–88

April May June July August September October November December January February March

Northern 29 39 45 49 48 47 51 49 38 38 43 40

Yorkshire and Humberside 26 29 36 44 48 46 53 61 48 44 43 39

East Midlands and Eastern 31 33 54 48 46 44 48 53 36 35 43 39

London and South East 27 30 38 44 45 43 49 54 41 44 48 47

South West 24 30 39 42 46 44 49 55 42 44 48 43

Wales 30 36 48 51 43 43 45 51 39 42 47 47

West Midlands 28 35 46 47 45 40 40 42 36 38 44 39

North West 25 34 43 47 46 41 47 48 36 40 46 44

Scotland 28 44 45 46 47 47 49 54 43 42 52 46

Great Britain

Total 28 34 43 46 46 44 48 52 40 41 46 43

Weekly average number of restart interviews per counselling post—1987–88
	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March
Northern	29	39	45	49	48	47	51	49	38	38	43	40
Yorkshire and Humberside	26	29	36	44	48	46	53	61	48	44	43	39
East Midlands and Eastern	31	33	54	48	46	44	48	53	36	35	43	39
London and South East	27	30	38	44	45	43	49	54	41	44	48	47
South West	24	30	39	42	46	44	49	55	42	44	48	43
Wales	30	36	48	51	43	43	45	51	39	42	47	47
West Midlands	28	35	46	47	45	40	40	42	36	38	44	39
North West	25	34	43	47	46	41	47	48	36	40	46	44
Scotland	28	44	45	46	47	47	49	54	43	42	52	46
Great Britain
Total	28	34	43	46	46	44	48	52	40	41	46	43