§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many job placements have been achieved by each of the workstart pilot schemes; and in what categories of employment these placements have been found.
§ Miss WiddecombeI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Wallsend (Mr. Byers) on 7 December 1993,Official Report, columns 210–11.
The participants are working in a range of employment categories including factory operatives; drivers; sales assistants; clerical assistants; hotel and catering assistants; and labourers.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what anti-displacement measures have been incorporated into the operating procedures of workstart pilots; and how successful they have been.
§ Miss WiddecombeAll the pilots require employers to sign a declaration stating that they have not dismissed or made redundant any employees directly or indirectly for the purposes of employing the subsidised employee. Each pilot monitors the position of participating employers.
215WInitial evaluation of Workstart has found no evidence of displacement.