§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Attorney-General what is the number of staff employed by the Official Solicitor's children's division; and how many of those staff have legal qualifications and how many have qualifications in child care or related subjects.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe number of staff presently employed in the Official Solicitor's children's division is 42. Two of the staff are legally qualified, and the Official Solicitor and the Deputy Official Solicitory also take a
Restart programme: Number of interviews May to September 1988 May June July August September Northern 12,350 12,180 17,520 12,900 14,790 Yorkshire and Humberside 16,410 15,620 22,610 17,280 19,530 East Midlands and Eastern 15,300 14,550 19,170 15,510 16,550 London and South East 37,540 37,170 50,020 39,510 39,700 South West 8,620 8,270 10,000 7,030 8,360 Wales 10,080 9,880 14,900 10,250 10,010 West Midlands 16,720 16,440 22,560 19,510 19,210 North West 28,480 27,770 38,350 28,960 28,450 Scotland 21,600 22,220 23,440 19,290 22,440
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the most up-to-date figures for both the Birmingham and Solihull and Coventry and Warwickshire areas showing how many people have been referred to the following options as a result of their restart interviews and how many agreed to follow these options up(a) referred to a job, (b) referred to community programme, (c) allocated to restart courses, (d) referred to NJTS, (e) referred to ET, (f) referred to other training, (g) referred to job clubs, (h) referred to EAS, (i) referred to VPP and voluntary work and (j) referred to ERC.
§ Mr. LeeThe numbers of people referred to various menu items during the restart programmme from 28 March to 30 September 1988 are shown in the table. We do not know how many of those interviewed ultimately end up in a job or other opportunity as a result of the restart interview.
786Wclose interest in the work of the division. None of the staff have formal qualifications in child care or related subjects, but most have extensive experience in this field.