§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total Government expenditure on incorporating geographical120W mobility into (a) the employment transfer scheme, (b) the free forwards fares scheme and (c) the job search scheme in each year of their operation. [8224]
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility 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. Frank Field, dated 10 December 1996:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning the total government expenditure on incorporating geographical mobility into the employment transfer scheme, the free forwards fares scheme and the job search scheme in each year of their operation. This falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the Agency.The Employment Transfer Scheme (ETS), Free Forward Fares Scheme (FFFS) and Job Search Scheme (JSS) were the three geographical mobility schemes, operated by the Manpower Services Commission and were replaced in 1986 by the Travel to Interview Scheme (TIS).We have no records of expenditure prior to the 1987–88 financial year when the Employment Service came into being. Expenditure on TIS, which became the responsibility of the Employment Service in that year, since then has been:
Year £ million 1987–88 0.5 1988–89 1.0 1989–90 0.7 1990–91 0.6 1991–92 0.9 1992–93 1.5 1993–94 1.7 1994–95 1.8 1995–96 1.7 I hope this is helpful.