§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people(a) were referred to each menu option at the restart interview, (b) failed to attend for interview and (c) were referred to the unemployment benefit office from their interview and for what reasons, for the quarters ended September 1989 and December 1989.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is provided in the table: 159W
Quarter ending September 1989 Quarter ending December 1989 Referred to: Job 68,900 64,100 Jobclub 46,200 45,200 EAS 18,200 15,500 Restart course 15,800 16,600 Employment training 88,900 77,800 Other referrals1 58,800 48,200 Referred to the unemployement benefit office For failure to attend an interview 81,600 62,500 Non-availability/refusal of employment/avtively seeking2 14,700 12,000 1 Referrals to claimant advisers, disablement resettlement officers. 2 Actively seeking statistics have been collected since October 1989 only.