§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer of 26 November 1996,Official Report, column 173, when she intends to publish the results of the research carried out by the Employment Service occupational psychology division. [16682]
§ 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 Leigh Lewis to Mr. Alan Howarth, dated 20 February 1997:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about when the results of the research carried out by the Employment Service Occupational Psychology Division will be published. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.My predecessor, Mike Fogden, said in his letter of 26 November that Occupational Psychology Division were considering their findings and a report would be published in due course. In considering those findings we identified the need to examine in more detail aspects of the help we offer former Incapacity Benefit claimants. We have now decided that it would be more practical and useful to publish that further work, once completed, alongside the original work as a single package. I anticipate publication in late Spring. As Mr. Fogden promised in his earlier letter I will ensure that a copy is sent to you and that one is placed in the Library.I hope this is helpful.