HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 c202W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many personal job accounts have been established as part of the Employment Zone scheme since its introduction in April 2000. [47931]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The personal job account is the amount spent on a participant in step 2 of the Employment Zone process. Step 2 is the stage at which a costed action plan, developed in step 1, is implemented and the participant undertakes their concentrated jobsearch.

Between April 2000 and January 2002, 46,399 Employment Zone participants had moved from step 1 to step 2.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers have been provided with(a) mobile phones, (b) driving lessons and (c) financial assistance to buy a motor vehicle as part of (i) the Employment Zone initiative and (ii) the Action Teams for Jobs scheme. [47925]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The information requested is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.