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 have been helped into sustained employment via the Employment Zone scheme (a) in each year since its introduction and (b) broken down according to each employment zone. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been helped into sustained employment via the Employment Zone scheme (a) in each year since its introduction and (b) broken down according to each employment zone. [47928] Mr. Nicholas Brown: Between April 2000, when they were launched, and January 2002, Employment Zones have helped 20,850 people into work. Of these, 14,743 have been helped into sustained employment. The information on each Employment Zone is in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Employment Zone Number of people helped into sustained employment (cumulative total up to 31 January 2002) Birmingham 2,708 Brent 690 Brighton 859 Doncaster 480 Glasgow 1,730 Haringay 1,847 Liverpool 1,693 Middlesbrough 615 Newham 867 North West Wales 246 Nottingham 333 Plymouth 466 Southwark 1,136 Tower Hamlets 602 Heads of the Valley 471 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Employment Zone Management Information Employment Zones vary in size and coverage

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