HC Deb 23 March 1990 vol 169 c783W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the various schemes operated by his Department designed to assist unemployed people back into the labour market; and if he will give the spending in 1989–90 on each scheme.

Mr. Eggar

The Employment Department Group operates the following programmes primarily designed to assist unemployed people back into employment:

Programmes Spending 1989–90 (Estimated Outturn)
£ million
Employment Training 1,112.00
Enterprise Allowance Scheme 184.00
Claimant Advisers (Staff costs only) 17.90
New Client Advisers (Staff costs only) 16.80
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Restart Counselling 43.00
Restart Courses 7.00
Jobclubs 19.00
Jobshare 0.15
Jobstart 4.60
Travel to Interview Scheme 1.05
Employment Services for People with Disabilities (including Disablement Resettlement Officers and Disablement Advisory Service) 19.00
Employment Rehabilitation Service (Programme costs only) 9.00
Special Schemes for Disabled People 8.40
Sheltered Employment Schemes 107.00

In addition, small sums are being spent piloting new approaches to helping the unemployed.