§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, for each employment service region, how many restart interviews were conducted each month between May and September.
§ Mr. LeeThe number of restart interviews conducted in each employment service region between May and September 1988 are shown in the table.
Birmingham and Solihull Coventry and Warwickshire Job 2,720 1,440 Community programme 680 430 Restart course 1,440 430 New job training scheme 4,160 1,830 Employment training1 1,150 760 Other training 1,630 1,070 Jobclubs 2,430 1,480 Enterprise allowance scheme 1,530 470 VPP and voluntary work 240 240 ERC 50 50 1 From the introduction of employment training or 5 September 1988 only.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the most up-to-date figures for both the Birmingham and Solihull and Coventry and Warwickshire areas showing how many unemployed people have, since the introduction of the restart initiative(a) been called for a restart interview, (b) attended a restart interview, (c) had their benefit disallowed for 787W failing to attend a restart interview, (d) been referred to a claimant adviser as a result of a restart interview and (e) been referred to DRO.
§ Mr. LeeThe figures requested are given in the table. We do not know how many of those interviewed ultimately end up in a job or other opportunity as a result of the interview.
Restart interviews 1 July 1986 to 30 September 1988 Birmingham and Solihull a. Called for restart interview 212,050 b. Attended a restart interview 157,490 c. Had their benefit disallowed for failing to attend interview 790 d. Referred to claimant adviser 8,050 e. Referred to DRO 4,240 Coventry and Warwickshire a. Called for restart interview 92,130
New job training scheme—entrants and leavers April to September 1988 Entrants in month Leavers in month Region April May June July August April May June July August South East 1,066 886 812 880 651 1,045 843 1,113 893 868 London 959 580 718 848 898 906 785 756 862 640 South West 721 542 612 702 766 645 572 557 640 742 West Midlands 959 817 676 935 1,032 911 735 637 909 1,005 East Midlands and Eastern 1,059 962 902 1,194 1,139 979 914 822 1,138 1,096 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,362 1,219 1,210 1,416 1,579 1,488 1,083 975 1,358 1,339 North West 1,715 1,449 1,457 1,765 1,880 1,574 1,287 1,318 1,714 1,847 Northern 1,133 1,079 994 1,433 1,062 838 874 823 1,339 1,346 Wales 460 642 533 645 245 394 504 651 536 346 Scotland 1,491 1,282 1,094 1,094 1,188 1,461 1,338 1,469 1,112 1,398 GREAT BRITAIN 10,925 9,458 9,008 10,912 10,440 10,241 8,935 9,121 10,501 10,627