§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have participated in the 50-plus jobstart scheme in each of the pilot areas; what was the average hourly pay earned by participants, excluding the £20 a week allowance, what was the average amount of hours worked per week by participants; and how many participants remained in employment after the allowance had ceased.
§ Mr. EggarBetween the start of the 50-plus Jobstart pilots on 26 June and 15 December 1989 a total of 61 people were accepted on the programme. The breakdown of the number of people on the programme and their average hours and wages by area is as follows:
488Wand Development in respect of some European countries and data for recent quarters are shown in the following table:
Area Participants Average hourly wage £ Average hours Dudley and Sandwell 14 2.00 20.0 Leeds 27 2.20 18.7 London South 1 2.00 20.0 Lothian and Borders 19 2.27 17.4