§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants have been denied access to any benefits for each month of(a) 1999 and (b) the current year to date. [110486]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 21 February 2000]: I have been asked to reply.
Responsibility 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 Mr. Leigh Lewis to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn dated 9 March 2000:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your question about the number of claimants who have been denied access to any benefits after failing to attend an Employment Service advisory interview. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Employment Service.801WInformation on the numbers and types of decisions given by Employment Service Decision Makers on labour market questions are recorded quarterly rather than monthly, and published in the 'Analysis of Sector Decision Making' (formerly known as the 'Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions'), copies of which are held in the House of Commons Library. The most recent publication is for the quarter ending 30 September 1999.For each quarter in the calendar year 1999, the numbers of jobseekers whose entitlement to Jobseeker's Allowance ceased as a result of failing to attend an Employment Service advisory interview are as follows:
Quarter ending Number 31 March 1999 29,335 30 June 1999 31,400 30 September 1999 35,189 Information for the quarter ending December 1999 will be published by 31 March 2000 and lodged with the Library.
I hope this is helpful.