Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Friday, 5 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 February 2010. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobcentre Plus: Ethnic Groups

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when her Department commissioned the Institute for Fiscal Studies to undertake its review of ethnic parity in Jobcentre Plus; when she expects that review to be published; and how much funding her Department has allocated to that review.

Answer: [holding answer 10 February 2010]: The Institute for Fiscal Studies have completed the review and the report was published as "Estimating ethnic parity in Jobcentre Plus programmes: A quantitative analysis using the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS)". It was published as part of the Department's research series in 2008.The contract with the Institute for Fiscal Studies was for £99,702.A copy of this has been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 506 c460-1W; 316779
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-0476
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Written Questions: Government Responses
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Ethnic groups Jobcentre Plus
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