§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 18 February,Official Report, column 462, how many people have been subject to benefit disqualification for refusing a job offer notified by the Employment Service in each quarter of the last year for which figures are available. [18688]
§ 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 Leigh Lewis to Ms Roseanna Cunningham, dated 5 March 1997:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about how many people have been subjected to benefit disqualification as a result of refusing a job offer notified by the Employment Service in each quarter for the last year for which figures are available. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.The information you require is contained in the document entitled "Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions". Copies of this document, which is published quarterly, are held in the Library of the House. The latest published information relates to the quarter year ending 30 September 1996.I hope this is helpful.
§ Ms CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, (1) pursuant to his answer of 18 February,Official Report, column 462, how many people after claiming jobseeker's allowance for a period of 13 weeks have taken jobs advertised through the jobcentre that are (a) part-time and (b) temporary; [18689]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 18 February, Official Report, column 462, how many people have taken jobs advertised through the jobcentre with weekly earnings of less than £105 per week, based on a 35 hour week after claiming the jobseeker's allowance for a period of 13 weeks. [18690]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility for the subject of the questions 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 Leigh Lewis to Ms Roseanna Cunningham, dated 5 March 1997:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question pursuant to the Answer of 18th February, Official Report, column 402, regarding the number of people who after claiming Jobseeker's Allowance of a period of 13 weeks have taken jobs advertised through the Jobcentre that are (a) part-time (b) temporary and 633W (c) with weekly earnings of less than £105 (based on a 35 hour week). This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.Unfortunately, the Employment Service does not hold this information and I am therefore unable to supply the details as outlined in your request.I am sorry I cannot be more helpful.