§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many job clubs were operating in(a) June 1997 and (b) June 1998. [50483]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthResponsibility 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. Damian Green, dated 14 July 1998:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question to him about the number of Jobclubs operation in (a) June 1997 and (b) June 1998. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.There were 911 Jobclubs operating nationally in June 1997, but I am unable as yet to supply the comparable figure for June 1998. However, June figures should be available later this month for the total number of Jobclubs and other programmes we are providing in all locations and I will write to you again as soon as this information becomes available.I am sorry that I cannot be more helpful at this stage.