Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 May 2002. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Friday, 10 May 2002 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, how many people are involved in (a) stage 1 and (b) stage 2 of the Employment Zone scheme in each of the 15 Employment Zone areas. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people the Employment Zone scheme in each of the 15 Employment Zone areas. [47930] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The information is in the table. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of current participants (at 31 January 2002) Employment Zone Step 1 Birmingham 2,225 Brent 424 Brighton 238 Doncaster 587 Glasgow 776 Haringay 935 Liverpool 1,422 Middlesbrough 219 Newham 528 North West Wales 460 Nottingham 194 Plymouth 166 Southwark 682 Tower Hamlets 347 Heads of the Valleys 170 TOTAL 9,373 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Source: Employment Zone Management Information. Employment Zones vary in size and coverage. are involved in (a) stage 1 and (b) stage 2 of _________. Step 2 2,423 380 349 531 768 1,154 2,628 319 825 335 226 232 933 313 356 11,772 _________.

Secondary information