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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of lone parents who have had contact with an Employment Zone adviser have moved into work in (a) London and (b) Great Britain;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of lone parents who have had contact with an Employment Zone adviser have moved into work in (a) London and (b) Great Britain;
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2006
For answer on
14 December 2006
Answered on
8 January 2007
[holding answer 14 December 2006]: 38 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with Employment Zone (EZ) advisers in Great Britain and 36 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with EZ advisers in London have moved into work.Nine reports on EZs¹ and 23 reports on NDLP² have been published and are available in the Library. A list of the most recent reports is reproduced in the list.Latest available data indicate that the cost of helping lone parents into work is around £1,900 per person through EZs and around £600 per person through NDLP. Direct comparisons cannot be drawn between the costs of helping someone into work through EZs and NDLP. EZs operate in some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country while the New Deals operate nationally. In London EZ areas, employment support is provided to lone parents through EZs rather than through NDLP. Outside London, lone parents in EZ areas are offered help through NDLP at their first work-focused interview (WFI), but can choose between EZ and NDLP support if they continue to claim income support and have a second WFI. This increases the likelihood of such EZ participants requiring additional, and thus more costly, support to help them into work."¹ DWP Research Report 312 (2005). Rita Griffiths, Stuart Durkin and Alison Mitchell (2005) Evaluation of the Single Provider Employment Zone Extension.""DWP Research Report 228: Insite Research (2005). Rita Griffiths and Gerwyn Jones (2005) Evaluation of Single Provider Employment Zone Extensions to Young People, Lone Parents and Early Entrants: Interim report.""DWP Research Report 310 (2006). Andy Hirst, Roger Tarling, Morgane Lefaucheux, Christina Short, Sini Rinne, Alan MacGregor, Andrea Glass, Martin Evans and Claire Simm. Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: early implementation issues.""DWP Research Report 399 (2006). Policy Research Institute. Phase 2 Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: qualitative study.""² DWP Research Report 368 (August 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews/New Deal for Lone Parents Combined Evaluation and Further Net Impacts. Knight, Speckesser, Smith, Dolton, Azevedo.""DWP Research Report 367 (August 2006).Lone Parents In-Work Benefit Calculation: Work and Benefit Outcomes. Knight, Kasparova.""DWP Research Report 356 (June 2006).The Econometric Evaluation of New Deal for Lone Parents. Dolton, Azevedo and Smith.""DWP Research Report 319 (February 2006). Work Focused Interviews and Lone Parent Initiatives: Further Analysis of Policies and Pilots. Andrew Thomas and Dr. Gerwyn Jones.""DWP Research Report 315 (February 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews and Review Meetings: Administrative Data Analyses and Qualitative Evidence. Genevieve Knight and Andrew Thomas.""DWP Research Report 237 (March 2005). Evaluation of the Extension to Lone Parent Work Focused Interview Eligibility: Administrative Data Analysis. Genevieve Knight and Steve Lissenburgh.""DWP Research Report 184 (March 2004). Integrated Findings from the Evaluation of the First 18 months of Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews. Andy Thomas and Rita Griffiths."
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
455 c208-9W;455 c206-7W; 108877
House
House of Commons
(3) what estimate his Department has made of the cost per job placement of (a) Employment Zone provision for lone parents and (b) the New Deal for lone parents.
(3) what estimate his Department has made of the cost per job placement of (a) Employment Zone provision for lone parents and (b) the New Deal for lone parents.
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2006
For answer on
14 December 2006
Answered on
8 January 2007
[holding answer 14 December 2006]: 38 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with Employment Zone (EZ) advisers in Great Britain and 36 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with EZ advisers in London have moved into work.Nine reports on EZs¹ and 23 reports on NDLP² have been published and are available in the Library. A list of the most recent reports is reproduced in the list.Latest available data indicate that the cost of helping lone parents into work is around £1,900 per person through EZs and around £600 per person through NDLP. Direct comparisons cannot be drawn between the costs of helping someone into work through EZs and NDLP. EZs operate in some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country while the New Deals operate nationally. In London EZ areas, employment support is provided to lone parents through EZs rather than through NDLP. Outside London, lone parents in EZ areas are offered help through NDLP at their first work-focused interview (WFI), but can choose between EZ and NDLP support if they continue to claim income support and have a second WFI. This increases the likelihood of such EZ participants requiring additional, and thus more costly, support to help them into work."¹ DWP Research Report 312 (2005). Rita Griffiths, Stuart Durkin and Alison Mitchell (2005) Evaluation of the Single Provider Employment Zone Extension.""DWP Research Report 228: Insite Research (2005). Rita Griffiths and Gerwyn Jones (2005) Evaluation of Single Provider Employment Zone Extensions to Young People, Lone Parents and Early Entrants: Interim report.""DWP Research Report 310 (2006). Andy Hirst, Roger Tarling, Morgane Lefaucheux, Christina Short, Sini Rinne, Alan MacGregor, Andrea Glass, Martin Evans and Claire Simm. Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: early implementation issues.""DWP Research Report 399 (2006). Policy Research Institute. Phase 2 Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: qualitative study.""² DWP Research Report 368 (August 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews/New Deal for Lone Parents Combined Evaluation and Further Net Impacts. Knight, Speckesser, Smith, Dolton, Azevedo.""DWP Research Report 367 (August 2006).Lone Parents In-Work Benefit Calculation: Work and Benefit Outcomes. Knight, Kasparova.""DWP Research Report 356 (June 2006).The Econometric Evaluation of New Deal for Lone Parents. Dolton, Azevedo and Smith.""DWP Research Report 319 (February 2006). Work Focused Interviews and Lone Parent Initiatives: Further Analysis of Policies and Pilots. Andrew Thomas and Dr. Gerwyn Jones.""DWP Research Report 315 (February 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews and Review Meetings: Administrative Data Analyses and Qualitative Evidence. Genevieve Knight and Andrew Thomas.""DWP Research Report 237 (March 2005). Evaluation of the Extension to Lone Parent Work Focused Interview Eligibility: Administrative Data Analysis. Genevieve Knight and Steve Lissenburgh.""DWP Research Report 184 (March 2004). Integrated Findings from the Evaluation of the First 18 months of Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews. Andy Thomas and Rita Griffiths."
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
108879; 455 c208-9W;455 c206-7W
House
House of Commons
(2) what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of (a) Employment Zone provision for lone parents and (b) the New Deal for lone parents;
(2) what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of (a) Employment Zone provision for lone parents and (b) the New Deal for lone parents;
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 December 2006
For answer on
14 December 2006
Answered on
8 January 2007
[holding answer 14 December 2006]: 38 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with Employment Zone (EZ) advisers in Great Britain and 36 per cent. of lone parents who have had contact with EZ advisers in London have moved into work.Nine reports on EZs¹ and 23 reports on NDLP² have been published and are available in the Library. A list of the most recent reports is reproduced in the list.Latest available data indicate that the cost of helping lone parents into work is around £1,900 per person through EZs and around £600 per person through NDLP. Direct comparisons cannot be drawn between the costs of helping someone into work through EZs and NDLP. EZs operate in some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country while the New Deals operate nationally. In London EZ areas, employment support is provided to lone parents through EZs rather than through NDLP. Outside London, lone parents in EZ areas are offered help through NDLP at their first work-focused interview (WFI), but can choose between EZ and NDLP support if they continue to claim income support and have a second WFI. This increases the likelihood of such EZ participants requiring additional, and thus more costly, support to help them into work."¹ DWP Research Report 312 (2005). Rita Griffiths, Stuart Durkin and Alison Mitchell (2005) Evaluation of the Single Provider Employment Zone Extension.""DWP Research Report 228: Insite Research (2005). Rita Griffiths and Gerwyn Jones (2005) Evaluation of Single Provider Employment Zone Extensions to Young People, Lone Parents and Early Entrants: Interim report.""DWP Research Report 310 (2006). Andy Hirst, Roger Tarling, Morgane Lefaucheux, Christina Short, Sini Rinne, Alan MacGregor, Andrea Glass, Martin Evans and Claire Simm. Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: early implementation issues.""DWP Research Report 399 (2006). Policy Research Institute. Phase 2 Evaluation of Multiple Provider Employment Zones: qualitative study.""² DWP Research Report 368 (August 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews/New Deal for Lone Parents Combined Evaluation and Further Net Impacts. Knight, Speckesser, Smith, Dolton, Azevedo.""DWP Research Report 367 (August 2006).Lone Parents In-Work Benefit Calculation: Work and Benefit Outcomes. Knight, Kasparova.""DWP Research Report 356 (June 2006).The Econometric Evaluation of New Deal for Lone Parents. Dolton, Azevedo and Smith.""DWP Research Report 319 (February 2006). Work Focused Interviews and Lone Parent Initiatives: Further Analysis of Policies and Pilots. Andrew Thomas and Dr. Gerwyn Jones.""DWP Research Report 315 (February 2006). Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews and Review Meetings: Administrative Data Analyses and Qualitative Evidence. Genevieve Knight and Andrew Thomas.""DWP Research Report 237 (March 2005). Evaluation of the Extension to Lone Parent Work Focused Interview Eligibility: Administrative Data Analysis. Genevieve Knight and Steve Lissenburgh.""DWP Research Report 184 (March 2004). Integrated Findings from the Evaluation of the First 18 months of Lone Parent Work Focused Interviews. Andy Thomas and Rita Griffiths."
Subjects
Employment schemes; Lone parents
Date
8 January 2007
Reference
108878; 455 c208-9W;455 c206-7W
House
House of Commons
(2) what the rate of movement was of lone parents into jobs (a) in London areas where provision for lone parents is outsourced and (b) other areas in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the rate was in those London areas prior to outsourcing.
(2) what the rate of movement was of lone parents into jobs (a) in London areas where provision for lone parents is outsourced and (b) other areas in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what the rate was in those London areas prior to outsourcing.
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
20 January 2006
Answered on
7 February 2006
Multiple provider employment zones have been providing employment support to lone parents since April 2004. Single provider zones have been providing lone parent support since October 2003. In London employment zone areas, employment support is provided to lone parents through the zones rather than through NDLP. Outside London, lone parents in employment zone areas can choose whether to receive help through employment zones or NDLP.Information on lone parent employment rates for employment zone areas is not available, either before or after the outsourcing of lone parent provision. This information is not available below Government Office regional level.More than 423,000 lone parents have already been helped into work through NDLP and more than 4,200 jobs have been secured by lone parents through employment zones. Information on lone parent jobs secured through employment zones in the last 12 months, broken down by zone, is in the table.
An evaluation of employment zones is currently ongoing and analysis of data will examine the performance of employment zones in relation to selected Jobcentre Plus comparison sites. This analysis will examine performance by client groups including lone parents and we expect to complete this by the autumn and publish results by the end of the year.
| Employment zones—lone parents into jobs 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jobs |
| Multiple Providers | |
| Birmingham | 371 |
| Brent and Haringey | 637 |
| Glasgow | 352 |
| Liverpool and Sefton | 380 |
| Southwark | 544 |
| Tower Hamlets and Newham | 282 |
| Single Providers | |
| Brighton | 18 |
| Doncaster | 195 |
| Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland | 100 |
| North West Wales | 25 |
| Nottingham | 75 |
| Plymouth | 6 |
| Heads of the Valleys, Caerphilly and Torfaen | 71 |
| Note: Data comparing employment zone job outcomes with NDLP job outcomes prior to outsourcing is not available. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Procurement Division. |
Subjects
Employment; Greater London; Lone parents; New deal for lone parents
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
44930; 442 c1167-8W;442 c1167-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the impact on the rate of movement of lone parents into jobs of the outsourcing of new deal for lone parent provision;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of the impact on the rate of movement of lone parents into jobs of the outsourcing of new deal for lone parent provision;
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 January 2006
For answer on
20 January 2006
Answered on
7 February 2006
Multiple provider employment zones have been providing employment support to lone parents since April 2004. Single provider zones have been providing lone parent support since October 2003. In London employment zone areas, employment support is provided to lone parents through the zones rather than through NDLP. Outside London, lone parents in employment zone areas can choose whether to receive help through employment zones or NDLP.Information on lone parent employment rates for employment zone areas is not available, either before or after the outsourcing of lone parent provision. This information is not available below Government Office regional level.More than 423,000 lone parents have already been helped into work through NDLP and more than 4,200 jobs have been secured by lone parents through employment zones. Information on lone parent jobs secured through employment zones in the last 12 months, broken down by zone, is in the table.
An evaluation of employment zones is currently ongoing and analysis of data will examine the performance of employment zones in relation to selected Jobcentre Plus comparison sites. This analysis will examine performance by client groups including lone parents and we expect to complete this by the autumn and publish results by the end of the year.
| Employment zones—lone parents into jobs 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jobs |
| Multiple Providers | |
| Birmingham | 371 |
| Brent and Haringey | 637 |
| Glasgow | 352 |
| Liverpool and Sefton | 380 |
| Southwark | 544 |
| Tower Hamlets and Newham | 282 |
| Single Providers | |
| Brighton | 18 |
| Doncaster | 195 |
| Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland | 100 |
| North West Wales | 25 |
| Nottingham | 75 |
| Plymouth | 6 |
| Heads of the Valleys, Caerphilly and Torfaen | 71 |
| Note: Data comparing employment zone job outcomes with NDLP job outcomes prior to outsourcing is not available. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Procurement Division. |
Subjects
Employment; Greater London; Lone parents; New deal for lone parents
Date
7 February 2006
Reference
44929; 442 c1167-8W;442 c1167-8W
House
House of Commons
I thank my right hon. Friend for his kind remarks a few moments ago. I welcome the measured way in which he has brought forward this statement. In particular, I welcome the extension that he has announced of the successful pathways to work programme to the whole country. Does he...
I thank my right hon. Friend for his kind remarks a few moments ago. I welcome the measured way in which he has brought forward this statement. In particular, I welcome the extension that he has announced of the successful pathways to work programme to the whole country. Does he...
Member
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Subjects
Disability; Disability living allowance; Benefits rules; Housing benefit; Employment; Eligibility; Health and safety; Incapacity benefit; Mental illness; Pilot schemes; Older workers; Lone parents; Social security benefits; Visual impairment; Working conditions; Reform
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
441 c1316
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Asked by
John Grogan
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the future of the New Deal programme.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Older workers; Lone parents; New deal schemes
Date
12 January 2004
Reference
416 c509
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Employment schemes; Older workers; Lone parents; New deal schemes
Date
12 January 2004
Reference
416 c509
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the future of the New Deal programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the future of the New Deal programme.
Asked by
John Grogan
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 January 2004
For answer on
12 January 2004
Answered on
12 January 2004
Subjects
Employment schemes; Older workers; Lone parents; New deal schemes
Date
12 January 2004
Reference
416 c509; 146781
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Statement on benefits uprating and welfare reform. (Inc fact that paper entitled 'Full employment in every region' published today)
Statement on benefits uprating and welfare reform. (Inc fact that paper entitled 'Full employment in every region' published today)
Lead member
Andrew Smith
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Ministerial statements
Subjects
Child tax credit; Childcare; Housing benefit; Incapacity benefit; Pension credit; Lone parents; National insurance benefits; Social security benefits; State retirement pensions; Training; Uprating; Pathways to work programme
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
415 c1087-99
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If he will make a statement on the Child Support Agency reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If he will make a statement on the Child Support Agency reforms.
Asked by
Alistair Carmichael
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 April 2003
For answer on
14 April 2003
Answered on
14 April 2003
Subjects
Children; Administrative delays; Child Support Agency; Maintenance; Lone parents
Date
14 April 2003
Reference
403 c598-9; 108717
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Asked by
Alistair Carmichael
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, If he will make a statement on the Child Support Agency reforms.
Subjects
Children; Administrative delays; Child Support Agency; Maintenance; Lone parents
Date
14 April 2003
Reference
403 c598-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Children; Administrative delays; Child Support Agency; Maintenance; Lone parents
Date
14 April 2003
Reference
403 c598-9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Disability; Employment; Equality; Employment schemes; Older workers; Lone parents; Unemployment
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
368 c259
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what (i) general training is provided for personal advisers on New Deals and (ii) specific training is provided for personal advisers assisting (a) young people, (b) lone parents, (c) people with disabilities and (d) older people. - Inc text of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what (i) general training is provided for personal advisers on New Deals and (ii) specific training is provided for personal advisers assisting (a) young people, (b) lone parents, (c) people with disabilities and (d) older people. - Inc text of...
Asked by
Lynne Jones
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 1999
For answer on
23 April 1999
Answered on
23 April 1999
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what (i) general training is provided for personal
advisers on New Deals and (ii) specific training is provided for personal advisers assisting (a) young people, (b) lone parents, (c)
people with disabilities and (d) older people. [77541]
Mr. Andrew Smith: Responsibility for the subject of this 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 Ms Lynne Jones, dated 23 April 1999:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked me to reply direct
to your question regarding; (i) the general training provided for personal advisers on New Deal and (ii) specific training provided
for personal advisers assisting (a) young people, (b) lone parents, (c) people with disabilities and (d) older people. This is
something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
All Employment Service staff, including Personal Advisers, have access to a comprehensive range of training covering all the
knowledge and skills they need to do their job. The amount of training a Personal Adviser will require is dependent on their role
and responsibilities, their previous experience and their existing level of knowledge and skills.
As an indication only, if a person was recruited to undertake basic advisory duties and had no previous knowledge of Employment
Service business, they would require a minimum of 23 days training to be considered as having a basic level of competence. However,
this does not include consolidation, assimilation and experience, all of which are crucial elements of the development of advisory
knowledge and skills. This training includes job-broking, communication, interviewing and caseload management skills, knowledge of
Employment Legislation, Jobseeker's Allowance and other benefits, including In-Work Benefits, Employment and Training Opportunities
and the use of our IT systems.
In addition to the general training, if Advisers were to undertake specialist Advisory duties, for example, New Deal Adviser for
People with Disabilities, they would require anything between 2 days and 6 weeks further training.
I will deal with the training provided for the specific types of New Deal Personal Advisers in the order that you have raised them.
a] Young People: 18-24 years The general training described above gives the Personal Advisers the skills and knowledge to deal with
this client group.
b] Lone Parents In addition to the basic level of training detailed above, which Advisers have before attending a New Deal for Lone
Parents Adviser training programme, Advisers are provided with an additional 27 days of training. This specific programme covers all
the unique knowledge and skills required to understand and advise this particular client group. This includes: an overview of the
issues and problems of lone parents (provided by external organisations NCOPF, Gingerbread & The Daycare Trust;) new business
processes and cultural requirements; detailed benefits and allowances training; advanced interviewing, presentational, marketing &
representational skills.
c] People with Disabilities As before, the amount of training required will be dependent on an Adviser's previous experience and
their current level of competence. If they have not previously been a Disability Employment Adviser they will need 5 weeks of
training as described below--Block A and Block B. People who have already had the 3 week training for DEAs--Block A, would only need
the 2 week New Deal specific event--Block B. Block A training includes: non-directive employment related counselling skills; issues
and problems faced by people with new or long standing disabilities--delivered by external organisations; disability awareness, eg,
mental health, learning disabilities, hearing and visual impairment, epilepsy--delivered by specialist speakers such as RNIB and
RNID. Block B New Deal specific training includes: working in partnership and cultural requirements; employability measures and
issues for gaining, retaining and sustaining employment; holistic approaches and medical conditions--provided by an external
speaker; presentation and representational skills.
d] Older People--25+ New Deal Personal Advisers dealing with the 25+ age group would have an additional 2 day event including
eligibility, client self-marketing, identifying and submitting to suitable vacancies/other provision and follow through.
50+ This is a new initiative. Work is currently being undertaken to establish the training needs of the Personal Advisers dealing
with this group.
You may also be interested to know that all training given to New Deal Personal Advisers has been designed to help them achieve an
S/NVQ in Guidance.
I hope this response covers all the information you wanted.
Subjects
Disability; Older people; Lone parents; Training; Young people; New deal schemes; Employment Service
Date
23 April 1999
Reference
77541; 329 c715-6W;329 c715-7W
House
House of Commons
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill. Committee stage seventeenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 47 agreed to as amended.
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill. Committee stage seventeenth sitting (afternoon). Clause 47 agreed to as amended.
Lead member
Andrew Smith
Department
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Legislation
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill 1998/99
Subjects
Disability; Disability living allowance; Applications; Benefits rules; Advisory services; Interviews; Learning disability; Mental illness; Pilot schemes; Lone parents; Social security; Social security benefits; Training; Reform; New deal schemes; New deal for lone parents
Date
13 April 1999
Reference
SCD
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill. Committee stage sixteenth sitting (morning). Clause 47 under consideration.
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill. Committee stage sixteenth sitting (morning). Clause 47 under consideration.
Lead member
Andrew Smith
Department
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Legislation
Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill 1998/99
Subjects
Access; Disability; Carers; Buildings; Concessions; Advisory services; Bereavement benefits; Fares; Interviews; Employment schemes; Mental illness; Lone parents; Social security benefits; Reform; Widowed people; New deal schemes
Date
13 April 1999
Reference
SCD
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many lone parents in the unit of delivery covering Hammersmith and Fulham (a) are currently in receipt of benefit, (b) have been requested to attend interviews with respect to the New Deal, (c) have undergone such interviews and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many lone parents in the unit of delivery covering Hammersmith and Fulham (a) are currently in receipt of benefit, (b) have been requested to attend interviews with respect to the New Deal, (c) have undergone such interviews and (d)...
Asked by
Iain Coleman
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 1999
For answer on
23 March 1999
Answered on
23 March 1999
Mr. Coleman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many lone parents in the unit of delivery covering
Hammersmith and Fulham (a) are currently in receipt of benefit, (b) have been requested to attend interviews with respect to the New
Deal, (c) have undergone such interviews and (d) have secured employment as a consequence. [77840]
Mr. Andrew Smith: Responsibility for the subject of this 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 Richard Foster to Mr. Iain Coleman, dated 23 March 1999:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked Leigh Lewis to reply
to your question on lone parents in the unit of delivery covering Hammersmith and Fulham. This is something which falls within the
responsibilities delegated to Mr. Lewis as Chief Executive of the Agency. I am replying in his absence.
The New Deal for Lone Parents is targeted at those parents on Income Support whose children are of school age. It is open also to
those with younger children who put themselves forward. The number of lone parents in receipt of Income Support for Hammersmith and
Fulham stood at 4,000 in August 1998. This information is based on the Local Authority boundaries.
I am unable to provide the information you sought on the number of lone parents requested to attend interviews for the New Deal.
This is because information on the volume of letters issued is currently only available nationally. I should point out that the
contact letter sent to lone parents under the New Deal for Lone Parents is not a request for them to attend an interview.
Participation is voluntary and lone parents may choose to get in touch with a New Deal Personal Adviser when it suits their
circumstances. The letter aims to make lone parents aware of the New Deal and to encourage them to contact an adviser if they want
support in returning to work.
Unfortunately, New Deal for Lone Parents figures are not formally available at this stage from Employment Service Districts. I,
therefore, asked for a special exercise to be carried out to produce these figures. In February the number of lone parents that had
initial interviews in Hammersmith and Fulham Jobcentres was 177. The number of lone parents who have secured employment in that
period as a result of New Deal for Lone Parents was 46.
I hope this is helpful.
Subjects
Advisory services; Employment; Interviews; Lone parents; Social security benefits; New deal schemes; New deal for lone parents; Hammersmith and Fulham
Date
23 March 1999
Reference
328 c199W; 77840
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will describe the procedure followed by the Employment Service for tracking claimants of job seekers allowance who are (a) unemployed for more than two years (i) in the 18 to 24 age group and (ii) aged over 25...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will describe the procedure followed by the Employment Service for tracking claimants of job seekers allowance who are (a) unemployed for more than two years (i) in the 18 to 24 age group and (ii) aged over 25...
Asked by
Paul Keetch
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 February 1999
For answer on
23 February 1999
Answered on
23 February 1999
Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will describe the procedure followed by the Employment
Service for tracking claimants of jobseeker's allowance who are (a) unemployed for more than two years (i) in the 18 to 24 age group
and (ii) aged over 25 years and (b) lone parents. [70740]
Mr. Andrew Smith: Responsibility for the subject of this 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. Paul Keetch, dated 17 February 1999:
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked me to reply to your
question about the procedure for tracking claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance. This is something which falls within the
responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
The procedure for monitoring claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance starts when they make their first claim. The jobseeker is seen by an
adviser for a New Jobseeker Interview and is subsequently seen fortnightly until they cease claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. The
progress in finding work for jobseekers who remain unemployed is reviewed with them after 13 weeks, after six months and every six
months thereafter. For those young people aged between 18 and 24 the six month review triggers their entry on to the New Deal.
I should explain that Lone Parents do not normally claim Jobseeker's Allowance, since they are normally entitled to Income Support.
New Deal for Lone Parents is a voluntary programme and participants continue to claim Income Support whilst participating on it. The
only Lone Parents who claim jobseeker's Allowance are therefore those who voluntarily join the New Deal for 18-24 year olds or for
those aged over 25, and those who are willing to meet the Jobseeker's Allowance benefit conditions by making themselves available
for and actively seeking work.
All claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance are recorded by the Employment Service on its Labour Market Computer System. This is used to
record their progress in line with the structure of fortnightly attendance and regular reviews. In addition, jobseekers who are on
New Deal are tracked by their Personal Adviser throughout their time on the programme.
I hope this is helpful.
Subjects
Applications; Jobseeker's allowance; Monitoring; Lone parents; Young people; Unemployed people
Date
23 February 1999
Reference
326 c278W;326 c277-8W; 70740
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he has taken to ensure that the New Deals for (a) lone parents and (b) over 25s meet the needs of the ethnic minority community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he has taken to ensure that the New Deals for (a) lone parents and (b) over 25s meet the needs of the ethnic minority community.
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answered by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 1999
For answer on
10 February 1999
Answered on
10 February 1999
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he has taken to ensure that the New Deals for (a)
lone parents and (b) over 25s meet the needs of the ethnic minority community. [69233]
Mr. Andrew Smith: We are ensuring that the Employment Service develops effective links with local communities. In many locations
lone parent advisers and community organisations work together to offer New Deal outreach services, and publicity materials are
produced in ethnic minority languages. The New Deal personal advisers are trained in equal opportunities awareness, and given
guidance on the problems facing people from ethnic minorities. I am monitoring the participation of ethnic minorities within all the
New Deal programmes to ensure they are treated fairly.
Subjects
Employment schemes; Ethnic groups; Minority groups; Lone parents; New deal schemes; New deal for lone parents
Date
10 February 1999
Reference
69233; 325 c264-5W
House
House of Commons