HC Deb 08 March 1994 vol 239 cc189-90W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many(a) men and (b) women have participated in job clubs each year since the scheme started;

(2) how many (a) men and (b) women have attended job search seminars in each quarter since their inception.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for the subject of the questions 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 Mr. Tony Lloyd, dated 8 March 1994: The Secretary of State for Employment has asked me to reply to your questions about the number of men and women participating in Jobclub and job search seminars since the programmes started. This breakdown is not available for Jobclubs for the year 1985–86, the first year that the programme was running. From April 1986 details of males and females are based on survey information and evaluation reports. Since April 1990 we have collected information on male and female participants on a sample survey basis and this has been used to calculate the annual totals in Table A. The sample survey for 1993–94 is taking place this month. Table B shows the number of attenders in job search seminars for each quarter since the programme began in August 1991. We do not keep statistics on male and female job search seminar attenders. However a survey in September 1992 showed that approximately 70 per cent. of job search seminars attenders are male and 30 per cent. female. I hope this is' helpful.

Table A
Total number of jobclub participants Proportion of males and females
Year Throughflow Males Females
1985–86 11,994 Not available Not available
1986–87 120,606 15,867 4,739
1987–88 105,677 80,314 25,363
1988–89 132,262 97,874 34,388
1989–90 140,095 102,269 37,826
1990–91 134,712 102,381 32,331
1991–92 176,140 140,470 35,670
1992–93 216,679 173,343 43,336
1993–942 190,194 Not yet available Not yet available
1 Denotes estimated figures.
2 To January 1994.
Table B
Number of attenders in job search seminars from August 1991
Quarter Number of participants
September 1991 (2 months) 1,274
December 1991 13,787
March 1992 19,570
June 1992 20,179
Quarter Number of participants
September 1992 22,127
December 1992 22,966
March 1993 20,935
June 1993 16,519
September 1993 15,849
December 1993 17,168
January 1994 (1 month) 5,548

Note: A survey carried out by the Employment Service in September 1992 showed that approximately 70 per cent. of job search seminar participants are male and 30 per cent. female.