§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether, if a claimant adviser offers a vacancy to a claimant which they have obtained from a local newspaper or other source, other than a jobcentre, the claimant has to show good cause if they do not wish to pursue it, or decide to reject it; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarThe Employment Service, which is responsible for the claimant adviser service, became an executive agency on 2 April 1990. Mr. Mike Fogden, the chief executive of the Employment Service, will be replying in writing to the hon. Lady.