§ 15. Ms Rosie WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the employment zone initiative. [132600]
§ Ms JowellThe 15 Employment Zones have made a very good start. We have paid contractors for 1,061 long-term unemployed people having started in jobs up to the end of August. Latest information from our contractors suggests that over 2,000 long-term unemployed people have now been placed into work.