§ Mr. Boyesasked the Paymaster General how many males and females have been offered jobs as part of the jobstart programme by region; how many males and females have left the jobstart scheme; and how many leaving have immediately become unemployed.
§ Mr. TrippierJobstart offers long-term unemployed people a financial incentive to take jobs they might not otherwise consider. Applicants normally obtain a job and then apply for the jobstart allowance. The numbers of people successfully applying for jobstart since the scheme started on 1 July until 5 December are listed in table 1:
Region Male Female Total East Midlands and Eastern 162 73 235 London 47 20 67 North West 439 202 641 Northern 167 45 212 Scotland 155 123 278 South East 102 53 155 South West 104 39 143 Wales 150 74 224 West Midlands 238 82 320 Yorkshire and Humberside 223 70 293 National Totals 1,787 781 2,568 The numbers of people who left the jobstart scheme during the same period are listed in table 2:
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Region Male Female Total East Midlands and Eastern 1 0 1 London 0 0 0 North West 3 2 5 Northern 3 0 3 Scotland 0 1 1 South East 2 0 2 South West 2 0 2 Wales 1 2 3 West Midlands 0 1 1 Yorkshire and Humberside 3 1 4 15 7 22 Information about what happens to people who leave the jobstart scheme is not currently available.