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Written question asked by Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 19 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 February 2018 (named day). It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Department for Work and Pensions: Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of her Department based in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have undertaken unpaid work periods in each financial year since 2010; and what the average length of those unpaid work periods was.

Answer

Below is a breakdown by financial year showing the number of unemployed people who have undertaken unpaid work experience in DWP since 2011 (these are not classed as employees). We do not hold data prior to 2011. Placements are usually expected to last between 4-6 weeks but can be less or more - with a maximum of 8 weeks.

  • 2011-2012 = 834
  • 2012-2013 = 1077
  • 2013-2014 = 4066
  • 2014-2015 = 7356
  • 2015-2016 = 7428
  • 2016-2017 = 4344
  • 2017-2018 (to end of Jan 2018) = 2671

Below is a breakdown by financial year showing the number of unemployed people In Kilmarnock who have undertaken an unpaid work experience in DWP since 2011 (these are not classed as employees) . We do not hold data prior to 2011. Placements are usually expected to last between 4-6 weeks but can be less or more - with a maximum of 8 weeks.

  • 2011-2012 = 4
  • 2012-2013 = 2
  • 2013-2014 = 0
  • 2014-2015 = 8
  • 2015-2016 = 17
  • 2016-2017 = 13
  • 2017-2018 (to end of Jan 18) = 11

We do not hold data on the number of people who have subsequently secured employment with DWP following the work experience placement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128345
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Unpaid work Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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