§ 32. Mr. Dykesasked the Paymaster General if he has been able to assess the effects on local employment figures from the job clubs programme since the scheme was launched last year.
§ Mr. LeeJob clubs have clearly been successful in helping a large number of long term unemployed people to find work.
In the period between November 1984 when the first Job club was opened, and 6 March 1987 (the latest date for which statistics are available) 20,606 people have been helped. Of these 12,312 (60 per cent.) have gone into jobs and a further 2,701 (13 per cent.) found temporary work through the community programme or entered a training programme or started a business under the enterprise allowance scheme.