§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) of 5 February,Official Report, column 68, what financial evaluation has been made of the workstart pilot scheme in (a) east Kent, (b) south London, (c) the north-east and (d) Devon and Cornwall. [15841]
§ Mr. ForthThe evaluation reports of the initial pilots were published on 12 December 1994 and copies are available from the Library.
§ Sir Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury of 5 February,Official Report, column 69, what was (a) the saving in benefits of all kinds and (b) her Department's estimate of income from income tax and national insurance contributions, which resulted from the workstart pilot scheme in (i) east Kent, (ii) south London, (iii) the north-east and (iv) Devon and Cornwall; and what was the net saving or cost of the scheme. [15842]
§ Mr. ForthThis information is not available. Savings to the Exchequer from any employment programme arise from long-term improvements in the functioning of the labour market and cannot be calculated in the terms requested.