§ Mr. Wareingasked the Paymaster General if he will list the estimated and actual expenditure on special resettlement grants for the employment of disabled people in the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 on the job introduction scheme, adaptations to premises and equipment, assistance with fares to work, special aids to employment, and business on own account; how many disabled people were helped on projects involved in each case; and what is the estimated expenditure on each of these schemes in 1986.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is given in the table:
over; and if he will further break down such totals according to sex and duration of unemployment, namely, one, two, three, four, and five years or more.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is given in the tables. The first table relates to the pilot initiatives in nine selected areas of the country and the second table relates to the early results from the national restart initiative. I am unable to provide a breakdown in terms of age, sex and duration of unemployment at this stage. Such information will be available during September for the pilot areas but there are no plans to maintain similar records nationally.
Numbers interviewed and placed in pilot areas, for period 6 Jan-4 July Numbers Interviewed 28,175 Placed in jobs 295 Placed on the community programme 1,310 Placed in jobclubs 273 Placed on the enterprise allowance scheme 72 Placed on training schemes 262 Placed on restart courses 2,114 Placed on the voluntary projects programme 84 Note
It is not known how many of those interviewed go on to find jobs 293W or other positions themselves as a result of being re-motivated by restart, although a total of some 4,322 long-term unemployed people have ceased to claim unemployment benefit after being interviewed.
Numbers interviewed and placed nationally 12 May-12 June Numbers Interviewed 7,469 Placed in jobs 33 Placed on the community programme 133 Placed in jobclubs 41 Placed on the enterprise allowance scheme 15 Placed on training schemes 65 Placed on restart courses 159 Placed on the voluntary projects programme 5