HL Deb 16 October 1995 vol 566 c73WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people have suffered a reduction in Income Support for failure to attend or complete a Restart course, how many have had their benefit restored on appeal, and how many of those affected have since (a) completed a Restart course or (b) suffered a further reduction in benefit for their continuing failure to do so.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Not all the information requested is available.

For the period from December 1990 to March 1993 there were 8,000 reductions in benefit for failure to attend or complete a Restart course.

For the period from April 1993 to March 1994 the combined total of reductions in benefit for failure to attend or complete a Jobplan Workshop or mandatory Restart course was 36,6002.

For the period from April 1994 to April 1995 inclusive there were 30,5003 reductions in benefit for failure to attend or complete a Restart course.

Notes:

1 Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

2 Jobplan Workshops started in April 1993. From April 1993 to March 1994 statistics were combined with those for Restart courses.

3 The figure is provisional and subject to amendment.