§ 17. Mr. SinghTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the average weekly number of jobs secured through the Employment Service Direct. [123351]
§ Ms JowellI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given earlier today by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Mrs. Brinton),Official Report, column 410.
Our most recent records show that between January 1999, when Employment Service Direct began, and 19 May 2000, the average weekly number of jobseekers who have been helped by the Service is 1,148.
Between January 2000 and 19 May 2000, the average weekly number is 1,319.