§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) decisions, (b) disallowances and (c) warning letters, were issued in each region and Great Britain as a whole in each quarter since April 1990 in respect of those actively seeking employment. [28118]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. David Chidgey, dated 13 June 1995:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the number of decisions and disallowances in respect of actively seeking employment and the number of warning letters issued since April 1990.447WThe statistics you asked for on adjudication officers' decisions on actively seeking employment for each region, and for Great Britain as a whole, are contained in the quarterly summary entitled "Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions". Copies are held in the Library of the House. The latest available information relates to the quarter ended March 1995.
Actively Seeking Employment—warning letters issued by region and nationally for each quarter from April 1990 to September 1992 April to June 1990 July to December 1990 October to December 1990 January to March 1991 April to June 1991 July to September 1991 October to December 1991 January to March 1992 April to June 1992 July to September 1992 Northern 789 731 695 394 365 697 438 403 300 290 Yorkshire and Humberside 714 746 637 398 403 394 359 312 282 292 East Midlands and Eastern 463 447 453 338 337 272 225 242 203 202 London and South Eastern 3,024 2,941 2,339 1,895 1,484 1,830 1,653 1,839 2,126 2,250 South Western 530 716 533 400 371 276 273 354 406 388 Wales 688 464 386 311 309 185 232 206 233 183 West Midlands 1,354 1,015 853 634 561 707 606 567 619 486 North Western 1,435 1,521 1,247 1,032 1,123 1,061 1,382 1,671 1,678 2,006 Scotland 2,234 2,149 1,623 1,001 1,022 1,134 794 1,010 887 612 Total Great Britain 11,231 10,730 8,766 6,403 5,975 6,556 5,962 6,604 6,734 6,709
Actively Seeking Employment—warning letters issued by region and nationally for each quarter from October 1992 to March 1995 October to December 1992 January to March 1993 April to June 1993 July to September 1993 October to December 1993 January to March 1994 April to June 1994 July to September 1994 October to December 1994 January to March 1995 Northern 163 185 124 142 164 251 89 149 225 49 Yorkshire and Humberside 166 163 140 107 82 83 19 100 15 17 East Midlands and Eastern 78 98 160 139 121 35 4 10 8 9 London and South Eastern 1,758 1,515 1,007 935 682 692 499 389 1,041 321 South Western 271 349 228 369 390 555 232 172 346 537 Wales 71 72 41 31 38 69 26 57 52 20 West Midlands 235 190 153 144 170 261 92 161 193 127 North Western 1,510 1,057 601 344 206 208 129 291 276 248 Scotland 337 363 217 98 44 76 67 76 27 74 Total Great Britain 4,589 3,992 2,671 2,309 1,897 2,230 1,157 1,405 2,183 1,402