§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if a course of 16 guided learning hours a week funded or part-funded by the Further Education Funding Council is deemed part time under jobseeker's allowance regulations. [7686]
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if part-time students in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who have paid in excess of £250 in course fees will be deemed to have limited their availability for work. [7687]
§ Mr. ForthThe Employment Service would normally refer cases such as these to an independent adjudication officer for a decision on the jobseeker's availability for work. It is then a matter for the adjudication officer to decide.