HC Deb 14 December 1999 vol 341 c167W
Mrs. Gilroy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proposals he has to make regulations under the Disability Rights Commission Act 1999. [102848]

Ms Hodge

The Government have today launched a public consultation on draft Regulations. The Regulations would provide for a statutory time limit for the completion

Employment service annual performance agreement targets 1999–2000 April-June1999 July-September 1999 Cumulative End year target
Total placings of unemployed jobseekers 326,714 374,469 701,183 1,250,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 0.3 9.1 4.8
Placings of Jobseeker Allowance (JSA) Claimants unemployed for 6 months or more 51,108 64,576 115,684 190,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 4.6 23.5 14.3
Placings of JSA Claimants unemployed for two years or more 10,106 13,396 23,502 38,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 4.6 26.2 15.9
Placings of Jobseekers on the New Deal for 18–24 year olds1 25,541 31,813 57,354 100,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 4.1 15.7 10.3
New Deal for Lone Parent Placings1 4,002 5,247 9,249 15,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 5.5 47.8 25.9
Placings of Unemployed People with Disabilities 24,719 26,449 51,168 85,000
Variance against profiled target (%) 7.0 15.2 11.1
To ensure the correct application of JSA processes by ES staff2 (%) 81 83 82 96
Customer Service for jobseekers (%) 86.3 88 87.2 87
1 Based on Employment Service (ES) performance information, which records New Deal for Young People and New Deal for Lone Parents job placings achieved directly by, or in partnership with the ES. This will vary from Government Statistical Services (GSS) statistics for New Deal which record the total number of New Deal participants who have found work through the New Deal.
2 The ES aim to achieve 90 per cent., 92 per cent. and 94 per cent. in the first three Quarters of the year.