§ 22. Mr. David EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what conclusions she has drawn from her Department's studies of the workfare scheme in the USA. [20146]
§ Mr. ForthOur studies of workfare in the United States have shown that universal make-work schemes have been relatively small in coverage, and have proved ineffective and expensive. I note that the Employment Select Committee reached similar conclusions in its recent report "The Right to Work and Workfare".