Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 2009. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment Services: Redundancy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many and what percentage of people having received assistance under the Jobcentre Plus rapid response service were unemployed or on out-of-work benefits (a) two weeks, (b) one month, (c) three months, (d) six months, (e) 12 months and (f) 24 months after receiving response from the rapid assistance service in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) in each month of the last five years;

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