§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in each region and Great Britain as a whole since April 1992 have joined job clubs, how many have left, how many leavers got jobs and how many entered another positive outcome; and if he will break down the information by the ethnic origin and sex of participants.
§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many job clubs were operational for each region and for Great Britain as a whole at the latest available date; and how many of them in each region catered for groups with special needs.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the employment service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Ms Clare Short, dated 26 July 1993:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write to you direct to respond to your Parliamentary Question to him about performance information about the Jobclub programme. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.Table "A" attached shows for each region and for Great Britain the numbers who have joined Jobclubs between 30 March 1992 and 25 June 1993 together with information during the same period of those members leaving. Leavers who are shown as going into other positive outcomes have gone on to either training, full-time education or self-employment.As I indicated in my letter to you of 28 October 1992, information on the ethnic background and male/female characteristics of Jobclub leavers is now collected on annual sample survey basis. The information was collected for the month of March 1993, and the results of the count are in tables "B". Tables "B" show the performance between I March 1993 and 26 March 1993 for male and female Jobclub members and by ethnic origin on a regional basis and for Great Britain as a whole.I hope this is helpful.As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also placea a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.
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Table A Jobclub entrants and leavers information 30 March 1992 to 25 June 1993 Region Jobclub entrants Jobclub leavers Leavers into jobs Leavers into jobs per cent. Leavers into other positive outcomes Leavers into positive outcomes per cent. Northern 17,699 17,766 7,087 40 1,841 50 Yorks and Humberside 23,755 23,233 11,024 47 3,348 62 East Midlands 25,174 24,459 11,990 49 3,597 64 London and South East 83,281 80,755 33,521 42 11,585 56 South West 20,121 19,717 9,573 49 2,821 63 Wales 15,972 15,320 8,199 54 2,099 67 West Midlands 26,014 26,258 11,872 45 4,268 61 North West 39,939 39,855 17,808 45 4,690 56 Scotland 26,266 26,104 12,974 50 3,247 62 Nationally 278,221 273,467 124,048 45 37,496 59
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 National Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 7,790 1,813 16,374 Black/Afro Caribbean 345 121 803 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 417 169 1,034 None of the above 80 33 223 Preferred not to say 40 20 123 Total 8,672 2,156 18,557 Male 6,740 1,654 14,755 Female 1,932 502 3,802 Totals 8,672 2,156 18,557
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 3 Northern Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 478 91 1,155 Black/Afro Caribbean 2 1 4 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/Sri Lanken 4 4 10 None of the above 0 0 8 Preferred not to say 0 0 4 Total 484 96 1,181 Male 398 81 988 Female 86 15 193 Totals 484 96 1,181
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Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 Yorkshire and Humberside Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 794 180 1,588 Black/Afro Caribbean 11 2 27 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 37 19 90 None of the above 4 5 14 Preferred not to say 3 0 4 Total 849 206 1,723 Male 659 165 1,383 Female 190 41 340 Totals 849 206 1,723
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 East Midlands and Eastern Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 812 198 1,599 Black/Afro Caribbean 9 5 22 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/Sri Lanken 33 9 69 None of the above 6 1 10 Preferred not to say 0 0 6 Total 860 213 1,706 Male 681 168 1,381 Female 179 45 325 Totals 860 213 1,706
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 London and South East Leavers into Jobs Leavers inlo other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 1,771 499 3,954 Black/Afro Caribbean 270 95 634 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/Sri Lanken 214 75 569 None of the above 57 20 153 Preferred not to say 31 19 86 Total 2,343 708 5,396 Male 1,723 507 4,066 Female 620 201 1,330 Totals 2,343 708 5,396
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Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 South West Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 584 142 1,231 Black/Afro Caribbean 8 2 12 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 11 2 15 None of the above 2 3 6 Preferred not to say 0 0 2 Total 605 149 1,266 Male 469 116 1,008 Female 136 33 258 Totals 605 149 1,266
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 Wales Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 526 112 1,024 Black/Afro Caribbean 3 2 8 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 1 2 9 None of the above 3 0 6 Preferred not to say 1 0 3 Total 534 116 1,050 Male 438 89 860 Female 96 27 190 Totals 534 116 1,050
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 West Midlands Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 712 186 1,348 Black/Afro Caribbean 31 12 67 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 89 48 199 None of the above 4 1 9 Preferred not to say 2 0 5 Total 838 247 1,628 Male 654 190 1,280 Female 184 57 348 Totals 838 247 1,628
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants 1 April 1991 to 27 March 1992 North West Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 1,269 244 2,684 Black/Afro Caribbean 9 2 27 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 26 8 68 None of the above 2 2 11 Preferred not to say 1 1 7 Total 1,307 257 2,797 Male 1,019 208 2,272 Female 288 49 525 Totals 1,307 257 2,797
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Job interview guarantee scheme Numbers of clients assisted and placed in jobs Number of clients assisted 1992–93 Number of clients placed 1992–93 Number of clients assisted April-June 1993 Number of clients placed April-June 1993 Northern Region 9,342 3,110 4,940 1,490 Yorks and Humberside Region 13,851 4,920 14,107 3,806 East Midlands and Eastern Region 12,978 5,123 4,954 2,090 London and South East Region 64,673 23,811 26,184 10,421 South West Region 26,994 8,162 7,434 3,367 Office for Wales 14,249 5,365 5,884 2,613 West Midlands Region 19,177 7,718 5,156 2,688 North West Region 18,715 8,112 11,254 4,874 Office for Scotland 16,081 10,380 6,058 4,672 National 196,060 76,701 85,971 36,021
Jobclub: Ethnic origin and Sex of participants March 1993 Scotland Leavers into Jobs Leavers into other positive outcomes Total Leavers White 844 161 1,791 Black/Afro Caribbean 2 0 2 Indian/Pakistani Bangladesh/ Sri Lanken 2 2 5 None of the above 2 1 6 Preferred not to say 2 0 6 Total 852 164 1,810 Male 699 130 1,517 Female 152 34 293 Totals 852 164 1,810