§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what progress the employment service has made in meeting the targets outlined in the 1993–94 agency agreement; and if he will list for each quarter the(a) total unemployed job placings and variance from targets, (b) long-term unemployed job placings and variance from target, (c) people with disabilities job placings and variance from target, (d) inner-city job placings and variance from target, (e) number of claims not pursued following initial contact and variance from target, (f)
Employment Service performance against target July to September 1993 Annual performance targets Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Cumulative Target levels (a) Total placings of unemployed people into jobs 394,000 465,000 859,000 1.47 million Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. (b) Long-term claimants placed into jobs as a percentage of total unemployed placings 28.6 27.6 28.0 27.0 (c) People with disabilities placed into jobs as a percentage of total unemployed placings 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 (d) Unemployed people in inner cities placed into jobs as a percentage of total unemployed placings 34.1 35.0 34.6 35.0 (e) Benefit claims not pursued following initial contact with ES (as percentage of initial enquiries) 8.4 8.5 8.5 9.0 (g) People signing off as a result of action by fraud officer 18,000 18,500 36,500 63,000