§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of those long-term unemployed leaving the unemployment register after being contacted through the restart scheme, who have (a) been added to the sickness register or (b) added to the disablement register; and if he will further break down the latter figure, according to sex and age groups (i) under 24 years, (ii), 25 years to 44 years, (iii) 45 years to 59 years and (iv) over 60 years.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1987, c. 481.]: There is no such thing as a sickness register. We do not know how many people who register as disabled have previously had an interview under the restart programme but I see no casual connection between the two. I have received many groundless allegations about our restart programme but no one has so far suggested that an interviewee has been disabled as a result of it.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report for each job club (a) its location, (b) the length of time it has been operatonal, (c) the numbers of males and females who have been members, (d) the percentage success rate in each case and (e) the average number of weeks as a member (i) for those unemployed finding employment through the job club system and (ii) for those unemployed leaving the job club scheme not having found employment.
§ Mr. Lee[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1987, c. 481]: The location of each job club open on 16 January 1987 is shown in the table. The length of time each had been operational at the same date is given in weeks.
Information about the number of males and females who have been members, the percentage success rate in each case and the average number of weeks as a member is not available in the form requested. However, an evaluation study produced in March 1986 showed that 67 per cent. of job club members were male and 32 per cent. female. The same evaluation also showed the average 34W duration of membership was four to five weeks. A copy of this report is in the House of Commons Library. In the period 7 April 1986 to 5 December 1986, 7,397 (61 per cent.) of job club members found employment; 1,581 (13 per cent.) went on to training, community programmes or the enterprise allowance scheme; the remaining 3,145 (26 per cent.) left for reasons which are not recorded.
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Job Clubs Number of Weeks Open South-East Banbury 40 Basingstoke 23 Bracknell 10 Brentwood 25 Brighton & Hove 25 Camberley 31 Canterbury 68 Chatham1 32 Chatham2 7 Chichester 8 Colchester 22 Crawley* 26 Dover1 20 Dover2 10 Eastbourne 32 Folkestone 30 Gravesend 1 Isle of Wight 25 Maidstone 9 Margate 1 Milton Keynes 17 Newbury 25 Oxford 17 Rayleigh 1 Reading* 23 Redhill 2 Southampton 27 Southend 22 Stevenage 23 Watford 25 London Balham 32 Brixton 1* 14 Brixton 2* 10 Croydon* 50 Deptford 33 Downham 14 East Finchley 28 East Ham 30 Eltham 28 Enfield 7 Hammersmith l 31 Hammersmith 2 2 Harrow 27 Hayes 28 Hounslow 16 Isle of Dogs 52 Islington 9 Kentish Town 30 Kingston 27 Orpington 14 Shoreditch 25 Stockwell 33 Swiss Cottage 11 Tooting 8 Walthamstow 1 48 Walthamstow 2 1 Wembley 10 West Ealing 65 West End 31 West Norwood 29 Willesden 34 Wimbledon 22 Wood Green 34 36W
Job Clubs Number of Weeks Open South-West Bath 19 Bedminster (Bristol) 23 Bodmin 10 Bournemouth 6 Bridgwater 1 Cheltenham* 19 Cinderford 23 Exeter 17 Falmouth 31 Gloucester 14 Kingswood 30 Penzance 33 Plymouth 1* 48 Plymouth 2* 10 Poole 28 Redruth* 25 Salisbury 19 Stroud 35 Swindon 31 Taunton 29 Torquay 33 Warminster 14 Westbury-on-Trym 12 Weston-super-Mare 30 Weymouth 13 Yeovil 15 West Midlands Aston 19 Bilston 6 Birmingham 15 Birmingham (Erdington) 6 Birmingham (Northfield) 9 Birmingham (Sparkhill) 19 Birmingham (Selly Oak)* 9 Burton-on-Trent 17 Cannock 6 Coventry 27 Dudley 27 Halesowen 28 Handsworth 28 Kidderminster 19 Leamington Spa 7 Newcastle-under-Lyme 1 Oswestry 34 Redditch* 9 Solihull 9 Smethwick 1 Stoke1* 48 Stoke2* 30 Sutton Coldfield 12 Telford1* 31 Telford2* 19 Walsall 8 Washwood Heath 26 West Bromwich 66 Wolverhampton1 22 Wolverhampton2* 6 East Midlands Alfreton 1 Bedford 68 Boston 10 Bury St. Edmunds 28 Cambridge 26 Chesterfield 21 Corby 23 Derby1 10 Gainsborough 27 Grantham 15 Great Yarmouth* 38 Kettering 11 King's Lynn 15 Leicester1 20 37W
Job Clubs Number of Weeks Open Leicester2 18 Leicester (Highfield) 2 Lincoln1 14 Lincoln2 1 Long Eaton 1 Lowestoft 24 Luton 2 Mansfield 23 Norwich1 38 Norwich2 7 Northampton 23 Nottingham1 15 Nottingham2 7 Peterborough 27 Wisbech* 25 Yorks & Humberside Barnsley 9 Bransholme 27 Dewsbury 31 Doncaster 27 Grimsby* 27 Halifax (Caldervale)* 25 Harrogate 26 Huddersfield* 45 Hull 62 Keighley (Aire Valley) 28 Leeds1 72 Leeds2 15 Morley 26 Northallerton 26 Pontefract 29 Rotherham1 14 Rotherham2 2 Scarborough 27 Scunthorpe* 50 Sheffield1* 68 Sheffield22* 19 Sheffield (Woodhouse) 1 Wakefield1 25 Wakefield1 1 York 26 North-West Accrington* 32 Altrincham 22 Ashton-Under-Lyne* 11 Barrow 21 Birkenhead1 28 Birkenhead2 25 Blackburn* 32 Blackpool South1 28 Blackpool South2 28 Bolton1 18 Bolton2 1 Bootle 23 Burnley 33 Bury 15 Carlisle 27 Chorley* 13 Crewe 16 Crosby 28 Denton (Hyde) 17 Didsbury* 16 Ellesmere Port 36 Everton 11 Farnworth 24 Fleetwood 73 Garston 1 29 Garston2 22 Kirkby 23 Lancaster* 11 Leigh 16 Liverpool (Lord St) 29 Liverpool (Old Swan) 29 Liverpool (Wm Sq) 28 38W
Job Clubs Number of Weeks Open Manchester (Aytown St)1 27 Manchester (Aytown St)2 26 Moss Side 71 Nelson 22 Newton Heath* 25 Oldham 24 Prescot (Huyton) 35 Preston1 52 Preston2 1 Prestwich* 10 Rochdale1 33 Rochdale2 1 Runcorn 22 Salford* 69 St. Helens 21 Skelmersdale* 23 Stockport* 15 Stretford (Partington)* 31 Wallasey 24 Walton Vale 27 Warrington 28 Whitehaven 22 Widnes 23 Wigan 16 Winsford 33 Workington* 21 Worsley 30 Wythenshawe 18 Northern Ashington 21 Bishop Auckland* 1 Cramlington 16 Darlington 28 Durham1 58 Gateshead 28 Hartlepool 30 Hexham 8 Jarrow 14 Loftus* 24 Middlesbrough1 106 Middlesbrough2 48 Newcastle1 10 Newcastle2 8 North Shields 17 Peterlee 28 Redcar 25 South Shields 33 Stanley 19 Stockton 30 Sunderland 73 Wallsend 73 Washington* 28 Wales Aberdare 11 Bangor 11 Caernarfon* 8 Caerphilly 72 Cardiff1 27 Cardiff2 25 Carmarthen* 12 Cwmbran 74 Haverfordwest* 15 Llandudno 2 Llanelli 23 Newport 22 Pontypool 33 Pontypridd 28 Port Talbot 66 Rhyl* 33 Shotton 71 Swansea*1 37 Swansea*2 14 Wrexham* 38 Scotland
Job Clubs Number of Weeks Open Aberdeen1 31 Aberdeen2 30 Airdrie 28 Arbroath 31 Ayr 31 Bathgate 29 Camouslang1 30 Camouslang2 28 Coatbridge1 31 Coatbridge2 13 Cowdenbeath 31 Cumnock 6 Dalkeith 23 Dumfries 31 Dundee*1 (DTEEP) 68 Dundee2 (City House) 49 Dundee3 13 East Kilbride 28 Edinburgh1 (Shandwick Place) 69 Edinburgh2 (Shandwick Place) 31 Elgin 32 Falkirk 33 Galashiels 18 Glasgow (Alexandria) 25 Glasgow (Easterhouse1) 30 Glasgow (Easterhouse2) 30 Glasgow (Hillington1) 30 Glasgow (Parkhead1) 14 Glasgow (Parkhead2) 1 Glasgow (Shawlands1) 68 Glasgow (Shawlands2) 33 Glasgow (Springburn1) 68 Glasgow (Springburn2) 32 Glenrothes 6 Greenock 32 Invergordon 27 Irvine1 25 Irvine2 24 Kirkcaldy 31 Kirkintilloch 37 Leven 9 Livingston 20 Paisley 19 Perth 6 Peterhead 32 Port Glasgow 29 Renfrew 38 Saltcoats1* 68 Saltcoats2* 8 Stirling* 5 Wishaw 30 Notes: 1 2 3 = Multiple Job clubs. * Job clubs Housed in premises other than job clubs.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Paymaster General if he will number and identify (a) those groups who have been successful in finding employment through the job club system, and (b) those groups who have left the job club system not having found employment, in terms of standard age groups, sex and standard duration of prior unemployment groups.
§ Mr. Lee[pursuant to his reply, 20 January 1987, c. 481]: The information is not available in the form requested. Records of job club members do not include age or sex. However, 61 per cent. of members leave to enter employment, and a further 13 per cent. go on to training, community programmes or the enterprise allowance scheme. Records of success by duration of prior unemployment are available for the period 8 September to 5 December and show:
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Duration of Unemployment 27–52 weeks 53–104 weeks 105 + weeks per cent. per cent. per cent. Left to go into employment 1,756 (69) 1,425 (61) 1,414 (53) Left to go onto training Community Programme or Enterprise Allowance Scheme 287 (11) 298 (13) 401 (15) Left for other reasons 511 (20) 615 (26) 832 (32) Totals 2,554 (100) 2,338 (100) 2,647 (100)