§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will institute a study into the numbers of registered unemployed in receipt of travel and interview expenses to pursue work in other areas of the country who are subsequently offered employment, but are unable to accept it due to the lack of funds for travel to the place of work and subsistence, pending their initial pay packet.
Mr. JacksonQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assistance is available from (i) the social fund and (ii) other public sources for those on income support who, after securing employment in other areas of the country, require temporary financial assistance for(a) travelling expenses to reach their place of work and (b) subsistence pending their initial pay packet.
Mr. JacksonThe information is not available in the form requested. Many of the TECs in London and the south-east include the provision of construction training opportunities as one of their priorities. Nationally, the construction industry training board is providing over 10,000 places on youth training.