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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What policies are in place to ensure that young unemployed couples without children are actively seeking work whilst claiming Jobseekers' Allowance. (Failed OPQ)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What policies are in place to ensure that young unemployed couples without children are actively seeking work whilst claiming Jobseekers' Allowance. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
Andrew Love
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 April 2001
For answer on
26 April 2001
Answered on
26 April 2001
Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what policies are in place to ensure that young unemployed
couples without children are actively seeking work while claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. [157940]
Ms Jowell: On 19 March this year, we introduced joint claims for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). Both members of young unemployed
couples without children have to be available for work and to seek work actively, and each has to agree a Jobseeker's Agreement
detailing what steps they will take in looking for work. Each member of the couple is required to attend the Jobcentre every
fortnight to discuss their job search. Full payment of JSA is conditional on both carrying out their full responsibilities. Both
will be helped by advisers to secure work and will be referred to programmes and New Deal assistance as appropriate.
Subjects
Benefits rules; Jobseeker's allowance; Eligibility; Social security benefits; Young people; Unemployment benefits; Unemployment
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
367 c357W; 157940
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the role of the local New Deal Strategy Group in determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal; what sanctions exist against a company...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the role of the local New Deal Strategy Group in determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal; what sanctions exist against a company...
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 March 2001
For answer on
5 April 2001
Answered on
5 April 2001
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will make a statement on the role of the local
New Deal Strategy Group in determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in
the New Deal; [155062]
(2) what sanctions exist against a company which has contravened the rules of the New Deal relating to the direct displacement of
existing employees. [155053]
Ms Jowell: When an employer signs up to New Deal they sign an employer agreement which states they have not made anyone redundant or
displaced to create the vacancy. The agreement is usually signed on behalf of the Employment Service by the local Business Manager
who initiates action if an employer is found to have contravened the agreement. If this proves to be the case, the Employment
service would refuse to service any further vacancies for that employer.
The New Deal Strategic Partnership would not normally be involved in issues to do with the displacement of existing employees by New
Deal participants. Their role includes producing local strategic plans, monitoring delivery and harnessing local support for New
Deal.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Standards; Unemployment; New deal schemes
Date
5 April 2001
Reference
366 c279W; 155062;155053
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people were awarded postal status due to hardship incurred by travel expenses to sign on at the nearest job centre in the last five years, broken down by region. - Inc text of letter from chief executive of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people were awarded postal status due to hardship incurred by travel expenses to sign on at the nearest job centre in the last five years, broken down by region. - Inc text of letter from chief executive of...
Asked by
Roseanna Cunningham
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 March 2001
For answer on
28 March 2001
Answered on
28 March 2001
Ms Roseanna Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people were awarded postal status due to
hardship incurred by travel expenses to sign on at the nearest job centre in the last five years, broken down by region. [155094]
Ms Jowell: [holding answer 26 March 2001]:
Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have
asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Clare Dodgson to Ms Roseanna Cunningham, dated 28 March 2001:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked Leigh Lewis to reply to your question about the
number of people awarded postal status due to hardship incurred in attending Jobcentres. This is something which falls within the
responsibilities delegated to Mr Lewis as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am replying as Chief Operating Officer for the Employment
Service.
I am afraid it is not possible to provide a count of the number of people being awarded postal status due to hardship incurred by
travel expenses to sign on at the nearest Jobcentre. People are required to attend the Jobcentre each fortnight as part of
maintaining their claim for Jobseeker's Allowance. However, depending on circumstances, some people are allowed to maintain their
claim by post--those who would have to spend an unreasonable amount of time travelling to the Jobcentre, and those who have a mental
or physical disability which restricts their mobility.
Postal status is not usually awarded on the basis of costs incurred for attending the Jobcentre. However, Jobcentre Managers do have
some discretion in offering this facility if someone's journey would involve the use of a form of transport which they could not be
expected to use on a regular basis, for example, a ferry.
I hope this is helpful.
Subjects
Costs; Postal services; Travel; Unemployment; Unemployed people
Date
28 March 2001
Reference
155094; 365 c677W;365 c677-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what mechanism exists for determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what mechanism exists for determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal. - Including figures.
Asked by
Bob Blizzard
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 March 2001
For answer on
23 March 2001
Answered on
23 March 2001
Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what mechanism exists for determining whether direct
displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal. [155063]
Ms Jowell: Displacement is monitored by a combination of macro-economic assessment and employer surveys. Recent research undertaken
by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the Policy Institute found little evidence of displacement.
New Deal has already placed 274,000 young people and almost 70,000 older long-term unemployed people into jobs. Unemployment is at
its lowest for 25 years and employment is at its highest ever.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Standards; Unemployment; New deal schemes; New deal for young people; New deal for long term unemployed
Date
23 March 2001
Reference
155063; 365 c405W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate provision is made for adult training in Lancaster after 1st April. - (Holding answer 22 March 2001).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate provision is made for adult training in Lancaster after 1st April. - (Holding answer 22 March 2001).
Asked by
Hilton Dawson
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 March 2001
For answer on
23 March 2001
Answered on
23 March 2001
Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate provision is
made for adult training in Lancaster after 1 April. [155021]
Ms Jowell: [holding answer 22 March 2001]: The range and quality of training for unemployed people aged 25 and over is being
enhanced across the country next year. We are investing £200 million in improving the New Deal 25 plus. From April it will provide
flexible, individually-tailored help, including training and work experience, to all those who have been unemployed for 18 months or
more. In England, a re-designed Work- Based Learning for Adults programme will provide a range of job-focused training for those who
have been out of work for shorter periods of time. At the same time we are investing heavily in training to help those who need to
improve their literacy and numeracy. Taken together, these measures will greatly improve the help on offer to adults who need to
improve their skills in order to find work.
Subjects
Adult education; Finance; Employment schemes; Unemployment; Training; Vocational education; Lancaster; New deal for long term unemployed
Date
23 March 2001
Reference
365 c407W; 155021
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he is taking to encourage small businesses to recruit long-term unemployed people from disadvantaged communities. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he is taking to encourage small businesses to recruit long-term unemployed people from disadvantaged communities. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figure.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 March 2001
For answer on
15 March 2001
Answered on
15 March 2001
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures he is taking to encourage small
businesses to recruit long-term unemployed people from disadvantaged communities. [152561]
Ms Jowell: At least 275,000 long-term unemployed young people have already found work through the New Deal, the majority in small
and medium sized businesses. From April this year we will pilot a new project called Recruit, a simplified employment subsidy for
small and medium sized businesses which employ people from the New Deal in disadvantaged areas. Less bureaucracy, more people into
jobs--that's our commitment to small employers and the unemployed.
Subjects
Disadvantaged; Community development; Long term unemployed people; Young people; Unemployment; New deal schemes; New deal for young people; New deal for long term unemployed
Date
15 March 2001
Reference
364 c730W; 152561
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Manufacturing industries; Redundancy; Unemployment
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c1059
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on initiatives he has taken to improve economic activity rates in former coalfield communities. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on initiatives he has taken to improve economic activity rates in former coalfield communities. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
Asked by
Alan W Williams
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 January 2001
For answer on
8 February 2001
Answered on
8 February 2001
Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on initiatives he has
taken to improve economic activity rates in former coalfield communities. [147937]
Ms Jowell: We now have action teams for jobs in many of our coalfield areas suffering with the lowest employment rates; Easington
Wansbeck, Sunderland, Tyneside, Rotherham and Bamsley and Doncaster are all covered by action teams and there are some early success
stories--for example, of the 138 contacts made in Easington, 60 of these have resulted in jobs. In Doncaster, the employment zone
offers tailored support to help former mine workers back into work. The New Deal covers all areas of the country including former
coalfield areas. By the end of November, it had helped over 269,000 young people off benefit and into work. The new Learning and
Skills Council will target support for those people who have been victims of industrial and economic change, and provide the skills
and training that people need to find sustainable employment. Matters relating to Wales should be addressed to the Welsh assembly.
Subjects
Community development; Coal; Employment schemes; Learning and skills councils; Mining; Unemployment; New deal schemes; Education action zones
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c692W; 147937
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, under what circumstances asylum seekers are able to access Programme Centre facilities. - Inc text of letter from Leigh Lewis of Employment Service Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, under what circumstances asylum seekers are able to access Programme Centre facilities. - Inc text of letter from Leigh Lewis of Employment Service Agency.
Asked by
Terry Rooney
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 2001
For answer on
7 February 2001
Answered on
7 February 2001
Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment under what circumstances asylum seekers are able to access
Programme Centre facilities. [149213]
Ms Jowell: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its Chief
Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 7 February 2001:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question concerning the
circumstances under which Asylum Seekers are able to access Programme Centre facilities. This is something which falls within the
responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
In answer to your specific question, access to Programme Centre facilities depends on the date which individuals applied for
political asylum. Following the Introduction of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the eligibility criteria for Asylum Seekers who
wish to participate in Programme Centre provision have changed.
For those people who applied for asylum prior to 3 April 2000, non-EEA Overseas Nationals who are subject to employment restrictions
and/or a time limit on their stay in the UK are not eligible to join Programme Centres with the following exceptions: Refugees with
indefinite, limited or exceptional leave to stay in the UK; and Asylum Seekers who have applied for political asylum and who are
awaiting a decision to stay in the UK, but have been given permission to work and train in this country by the Home Office.
Both Refugees and Asylum Seekers must then satisfy the usual eligibility conditions that apply to citizens in the UK.
For those people who applied for political asylum after 3 April 2000, Asylum Seekers cannot participate in Programme Centre
provision until their application has been processed by the National Asylum Seekers Support (NASS). If the Asylum Seeker is then
granted either Refugee Status, or exceptional leave to remain in the UK, they can make a claim for Jobseeker's Allowance and,
subject to meeting the normal eligibility conditions, access Programme Centre facilities.
The usual eligibility conditions for access to Programme Centre provision are that participants should be aged 25 or over,
unemployed for over 26 weeks, and continuously in receipt (either directly or indirectly) of Jobseeker's Allowance or most other
Social Security benefits for those of working age. However, some people who are judged to be at a particular disadvantage in the
labour market can have access to Programme Centre provision from day one of unemployment and this flexibility already covers most
Asylum Seekers. From 1 April this year this flexibility will be further extended so that all Asylum Seekers aged 25 or over who are
entitled to claim Jobseeker's Allowance will be eligible for immediate access to Programme Centre provision. For those aged 18-24
similar provision will be available through the New Deal.
I hope this is helpful.
Subjects
Asylum; Applications; Jobseeker's allowance; Eligibility; Entry clearances; Social security benefits; Refugees; Voucher schemes; Unemployment; Visas
Date
7 February 2001
Reference
149213; 362 c593-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to help unemployed people over the age of 25 to find employment. - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to help unemployed people over the age of 25 to find employment. - Includes figures.
Asked by
Douglas Alexander
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2000
For answer on
15 January 2001
Answered on
15 January 2001
Subjects
Employment schemes; Long term unemployed people; Unemployment; New deal schemes; New deal for long term unemployed
Date
15 January 2001
Reference
361 c64-5W;361 c65W; 143610
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, How many regions of the United Kingdom have employment rates as high as the EU average. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, How many regions of the United Kingdom have employment rates as high as the EU average. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 December 2000
For answer on
11 January 2001
Answered on
11 January 2001
Subjects
Employment; EU countries; Training; Unemployment; South Yorkshire
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c1230-1; 143467
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Employment; EU countries; Training; Unemployment; South Yorkshire
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c1230-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Michael Clapham
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, How many regions of the United Kingdom have employment rates as high as the EU average. - Inc figures.
Subjects
Employment; EU countries; Training; Unemployment; South Yorkshire
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c1230-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons