HC Deb 08 May 1986 vol 97 cc200-1W
Mr. Pike

asked the Paymaster General what arrangements the Manpower Services Commission has made to monitor and evaluate the restart scheme.

Mr. Lang

Detailed arrangements for the monitoring and evaluation of the restart programme have yet to be finalised. However, the Manpower Services Commission will be examining:

  1. (a) what help was provided to long-term unemployed people through counselling
  2. (b) the effectiveness of the new restart courses
  3. (c) the effectiveness of the new jobstart allowance (by independent survey).

Mr. Pike

asked the Paymaster General what criteria will be taken into account in judging the success of the restart scheme.

Mr. Lang

Criteria that will be taken into account in judging the success of the restart scheme will include the extent to which long-term unemployed people are helped to make progress towards leaving unemployment either directly into jobs (with or without the help of the jobstart allowance) the community programme or self-employment (for example, using the enterprise allowance scheme), or indirectly by attending job clubs or restart courses to help them improve their job search techniques.