Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2001. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Monday, 12 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the findings of his Department's research report number 149 The Medium-Term Effects of Voluntary Participation in One; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the findings of the report are acted upon.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the findings of his Department's research report number 149 "The Medium-Term Effects of Voluntary Participation in ONE"; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the findings of the report are acted upon. [11262] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The evidence from this report suggests that ONE has succeeded in providing a more individually tailored and work-focused service to clients. The report is only based on findings from the voluntary stage of ONE and so it is too early to draw definitive conclusions about ONE until evidence is available from the period when participation in work focused interviews became compulsory. However, emerging findings from ONE evaluation reports are being used to inform the development of the new Jobcentre Plus service.

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