§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many free alarm clocks have been distributed to jobseekers by his Department. [142836]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 15 December 2000]: We are determined to help people into work as quickly as possible. Local managers have the authority to decide the best way of doing that for each individual, including buying alarm clocks where that makes a difference to someone's chances of finding work We do not hold records centrally on the numbers of alarm clocks that have been given to jobseekers.