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Written question asked by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 November 1996. It was answered by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 November 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.


Dept for Education and Employment;Employment Service

Question
How much has been spent by her Department during 1995-96 on placing ex-incapacity benefit claimants who are signed on as unemployed into (a) Jobplans, (b) Jobclubs, (c) Job Interview Guarantees and (d) referrals to placing, assessment and counselling teams; what is her estimate of the expenditure required for 1996-97 to place ex-incapacity benefit claimants who are signed on as unemployed into (a) jobplans, (b) jobclubs, (c) job interview guarantees and (d) referrals to placing, assessment and counselling teams. - Including text of letter from M E G Fogden of the Employment Service Agency and tables.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286 c171-2W; 6193;6194
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Applications Expenditure Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Social security benefits Unemployment benefits Unemployed people Jobclubs Job interview guarantee Jobplan workshops Placing assessment and counselling teams
Contains statistics
Yes