§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have benefited from the restart programme in(a) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (b) the Chester travel-to-work area and (c) the Runcorn travel-to-work area in each year since the programme's inception; and what has been the cost in each year.
§ Mr. LeeI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. However, figures for the Cheshire employment service area, which includes Northwich, Chester and Runcorn, are shown in the table:
1 July 1986 to9 April 1987 10 April 1987 to 25 December 1987 Number of restart interviews 23,333 22,136 Percentage of those interviewed who received a positive offer of help 95 94 The estimated cost of delivering restart counselling in the Cheshire area in 1986–87 was £310,000 and so far in 1987–88 has been £294,000.