§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many job clubs were operational for each region and for Great Britain as a whole at the latest available date; and how many of them in each region catered for groups with special needs.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Standard Supportive Executive People with disabilities Ex-offenders Total Northern 83 3 9 1 1 97 Yorkshire and Humberside 93 13 7 0 1 114 East Midlands 89 7 16 1 1 114 London and South East 288 42 43 4 4 381 South West 90 5 14 1 2 112 Wales 77 0 8 0 0 85 West Midlands 119 9 13 0 1 142 North West 166 6 13 1 3 189 Scotland 116 10 9 0 0 135 National 1,121 95 132 8 13 1,369