§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what have been(a) the
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Table 1: Jobfinder's Grant Grants applied for1 Grants awarded1 London and South East 2,593 1,483 South West 1,199 730 Wales 939 585 West Midlands 2,325 1,448 North West 2,238 1,389 Scotland 1,344 669 Northern 1,268 837 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,515 1,159 East Midlands and Eastern 2,579 1,491 National total 16,000 9,791 1 To 2 February. number of applications received, (b) the number approved, (c) the number not approved, (d) the average level of each award and (e) the total expenditure in each year of operation of the travel to interviews scheme; and what is the projected expenditure and number of awards in 1996–97 shown by (i) standard region and (ii) in total. [18747]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
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The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question on the Travel to Interview Scheme (TIS).
The information you requested is as follows:—
Travel to Interview Scheme (numbers assisted and associated costs) Year Number of applications Number helped Number rejected Total cost £ Average cost £ 1986–87 28,938 21,765 7,173 500,000 22.97 1987–88 45,785 34,136 11,649 946,000 27.72 1988–89 41,116 32,833 8,823 920,000 28.02 1989–90 32,953 25,736 7,217 682,000 26.50 1990–91 29,178 22,112 7,066 500,000 22.61 1991–92 41,676 31,004 10,672 934,000 30.10 1992–93 59,073 45,240 13,833 1,520,000 32.85 1993–94 65,598 50,373 15,288 1,790,000 35.53 1994–95 66,716 51,140 15,576 1,808,000 35.35 1995–96 143,310 133,580 19,730 11,315,000 39.16 1 Figures up to end December 1995—year end statistics unavailable until mid-April 1996. The following chart gives the anticipated figures and spend for the regions for 1996–97. Unlike some other programmes, TIS has to respond to demand. The provision and numbers we expect to help are, therefore, based on best estimates and may fluctuate according to demand and variations in transport costs.
Region Allocation Number helped East Midlands 173,907 4,241 London and South East 261,630 6,381 North West 207,765 5,067 Northern 152,361 3,716 Scotland 173,907 4,241 South West 195,453 4,767 Wales 107,730 2,627 West Midlands 93,879 2,289 Yorkshire and Humberside 172,368 4,204 Total 1,539,000 37,533 I hope this is helpful.