Written question asked by Ralph Howell (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 January 1995. It was answered by Ann Widdecombe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 January 1995 on behalf of the Department of Employment.

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Dept of Employment

Question

What is the total amount the Government has (a) saved from the Workstart Scheme and (b) spent on North Norfolk Action, since their implementation; and what has been the expenditure or saving per person per week on each scheme. - Inc figures and that savings in public expenditure from any employment programme arise from long-term improvements in the functioning of the labour market, and cannot be calculated in the terms requested.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

252 c37-8W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Expenditure Employment schemes Long term unemployed people Work experience Per capita costs Workstart North Norfolk Action

Contains statistics

Yes