§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many claimants attended community action in each year since 1993; and what outcomes were achieved by leavers in each year. [35282]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility 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.
Letter from Robert Horne to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 1 July 1996:
The Secretary of State has asked me, in the absence of the Chief Executive, to reply to your question about participants and outcomes on the Community Action programme.
The information you requested is in the tables attached.
Community Action started in July 1993 and recruitment to the programme ceased at the end of December 1995. Data relates to the three operational years over which the programme operated.
Information on outcomes is based on follow up surveys of leavers. Consequently, data is not yet available for participants who have left the programme more recently.
I hope this is helpful.
Table 1: Community action participants Operational year Number of starters 1993–94 23,389 1994–95 47,646 1995–96 28,770 298W
Unit cost £ Primary LEA 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Isles of Scilly 2,511 2,873 3,155 3,140 3,281 3,347 3,574 Tower Hamlets 2,372 2,799 2,986 3,035 2,975 3,035 3,052 Lambeth 2,311 2,750 2,950 3,084 2,886 3,066 3,024 Hackney 2,373 2,760 2,918 3,126 2,976 3,076 2,991 Southwark 2,174 2,545 2,695 2,789 2,805 2,947 2,926 Islington 2,147 2,548 2,701 2,824 2,861 2,888 2,865 Camden 2,065 2,380 2,522 2,724 2,744 2,900 2,841 Hammersmith 2,108 2,444 2,593 2,815 2,716 2,904 2,808 Lewisham 2,000 2,368 2,537 2,637 2,685 2,777 2,803 City of London 1,827 2,172 2,264 3,015 3,133 2,901 2,736 Greenwich 1,878 2,224 2,377 2,424 2,583 2,711 2.716 Westminster 2,133 2,473 2,593 2,741 2,622 2,750 2,667 Wandsworth 2,027 2,414 2,562 2,674 2,549 2,683 2,654 Haringey 2,035 2,407 2,576 2,670 2,618 2,589 2,631 Kensington 2,111 2,500 2,611 2,755 2,645 2,852 2,628 Newham 2,020 2,361 2,529 2,586 2,603 2,581 2,620 Brent 2,004 2,320 2,458 2,542 2,454 2,500 2,554 Waltham Forest 1,886 2,186 2,316 2,404 2,440 2,434 2,484 Ealing 1,848 2,139 2,294 2,398 2,356 2,350 2,378 Hounslow 1,726 2,009 2,134 2,165 2,233 2,260 2,341 Manchester 1,777 2,052 2,150 2,206 2,214 2,258 2,320 Enfield 1,693 1,969 2,088 2,126 2,208 2,234 2,289 Croydon 1,691 1,961 2,097 2,143 2,202 2,243 2,277 Barking 1,689 1,946 2,074 2,095 2,219 2,231 2,273 Redbridge 1,630 1,877 2,008 2,093 2,172 2,164 2,241 Knowsley 1,682 1,904 2,050 2,084 2,201 2,186 2,231 Merton 1,675 1,931 2,056 2,121 2,163 2,184 2,216
Table 2: Community action outcomes Percentage Operational year Entries into employment Other outcomes1 1993–94 16.8 9.3 1994–95 14.5 12.3 1995–961 14.0 9.1 1 Other outcomes are entries into training for work or full-time education. 2 Data for April to November 1995 (latest available).