Restart (Hansard, 18 July 1989)

§ Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed people have(a) been called for a restart interview, (b) attended a restart interview, (c) been referred to unemployment benefit office for failing to attend a restart interview, (d) been

England Scotland Wales Great Britain

(a) Called for a Restart interview 2,506,409 381,418 177,809 3,065,636

(b) Attended a Restart interview 1,822,031 291,197 136,479 2,249,707

(c) Referred to UBO for failing to attend a Restart interview 277,948 28,334 19,265 325,547

(d) Been disallowed after referral to UBO 21,075 2,555 1,757 25,387

(e) Called for a Restart follow-up interview 261,335 17,131 23,140 301,606

(f) Attended a follow-up interview 188,780 12,463 18,964 220,207

(g) Referred to UBO for failing to attend a follow-up interview 23,113 946 1,656 25,715

(h) Been disallowed after referral to UBO not available separately (included in (d) above)

§ Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how may unemployed people have been referred to the following outcourses as a result of their restart interviews, and, for each of the outcourses, how many people started or attended(a) a job, (b) a restart course, (c) employment training, (d) community programme, (e) new job training schemes, (f) a jobclub (g) enterprise allowance schemes, (h) voluntary work/voluntary projects programmes, (i) employment rehabilitation centres, (j) disablement rehabilitation option and (k) claimant adviser for the Training Agency in the year to March 1989 in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Great Britain.

§ Mr. Lee
The information requested is provided 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.

Restart counselling

Numbers referred to:

England Scotland Wales Great Britain

Job 185,405 32,330 17,525 235,260

Restart course 56,403 12,905 6,829 76,137

Employment training 237,256 47,121 21,134 305,511

Community programme 25,054 5,783 2,802 33,639

New job training scheme 98,480 14,702 7,869 121,051

Table 1 Visits to the United Kingdom by residents of Western Europe¹

Number of visits (thousands) Average number of nights' stay Average expenditure per visit at current prices (£)

All tourists of which: business All tourists Business tourists All tourists Business tourists

1978 7,865 1,566 9.1 4.5 130.4 152.1

1979 7,873 1,646 9.5 4.2 149.6 172.4

1980 7,910 1,784 9.2 4.8 154.1 185.8

1981 7,055 1,650 9.2 4.0 153.9 182.5

1982 7,082 1,634 9.1 4.4 163.9 203.1

1983 7,164 1,712 9.4 4.1 191.3 217.3

1984 7,551 1,925 9.1 4.1 202.7 219.8

1985 7,870 2,035 9.4 4.3 226.8 251.7

1986 8,355 2,244 9.0 4.3 259.7 291.8

1987 9,317 2,473 9.3 4.0 269.4 303.1

1988 9,668 2,889 8.9 4.3 257.8 299.4

¹ European Community plus Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

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disallowed, (e) been called for a restart follow-up interview, (f) attended a restart interview, (g) been referred to the unemployment benefit office for failing to attend a follow-up interview and (h) been disallowed after referral to the unemployment benefit office for the Training Agency in (i) England, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) Great Britain in the year to March 1989.

§ Mr. Lee
The information requested is provided in the table:

Numbers referred to:

England Scotland Wales Great Britain

Jobclub 165,939 34,506 14,663 215,108

Enterprise allowance scheme 78,832 7,267 5,417 91,516

Voluntary work/VPP 9,263 1,028 1,100 11,391

E.R.C. 1,790 257 189 2,236

D.R.O. 57,204 9,758 4,266 71,228

Claimant adviser 140,878 20,424 10,439 171,741

	England	Scotland	Wales	Great Britain
(a) Called for a Restart interview	2,506,409	381,418	177,809	3,065,636
(b) Attended a Restart interview	1,822,031	291,197	136,479	2,249,707
(c) Referred to UBO for failing to attend a Restart interview	277,948	28,334	19,265	325,547
(d) Been disallowed after referral to UBO	21,075	2,555	1,757	25,387
(e) Called for a Restart follow-up interview	261,335	17,131	23,140	301,606
(f) Attended a follow-up interview	188,780	12,463	18,964	220,207
(g) Referred to UBO for failing to attend a follow-up interview	23,113	946	1,656	25,715
(h) Been disallowed after referral to UBO	not available separately (included in (d) above)

Restart counselling
	Numbers referred to:
	England	Scotland	Wales	Great Britain
Job	185,405	32,330	17,525	235,260
Restart course	56,403	12,905	6,829	76,137
Employment training	237,256	47,121	21,134	305,511
Community programme	25,054	5,783	2,802	33,639
New job training scheme	98,480	14,702	7,869	121,051

Table 1 Visits to the United Kingdom by residents of Western Europe¹
	Number of visits (thousands)	Average number of nights' stay	Average expenditure per visit at current prices (£)
	All tourists	of which: business	All tourists	Business tourists	All tourists	Business tourists
1978	7,865	1,566	9.1	4.5	130.4	152.1
1979	7,873	1,646	9.5	4.2	149.6	172.4
1980	7,910	1,784	9.2	4.8	154.1	185.8
1981	7,055	1,650	9.2	4.0	153.9	182.5
1982	7,082	1,634	9.1	4.4	163.9	203.1
1983	7,164	1,712	9.4	4.1	191.3	217.3
1984	7,551	1,925	9.1	4.1	202.7	219.8
1985	7,870	2,035	9.4	4.3	226.8	251.7
1986	8,355	2,244	9.0	4.3	259.7	291.8
1987	9,317	2,473	9.3	4.0	269.4	303.1
1988	9,668	2,889	8.9	4.3	257.8	299.4
¹ European Community plus Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Yugoslavia.