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Drugs: Rehabilitation

Volume 496: debated on Monday 20 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in each region were referred from Jobcentre Plus to Progress2Work in 2008-09; (284992)

(2) how many people in each region were referred from Jobcentre Plus to Progress2Work-LinkUP in 2008-09.

[holding answer 8 July 2009]: The available information is in the table.

Customers in each region who started on the progress2work and progress2work-Link UP following a referral by Jobcentre Plus, in the 2008-09 operational year

Number

Region

Starts onto progress2work

Starts onto progress2work-Link UP

East Midlands

100

180

East of England

0

200

London

280

80

North East

100

40

North West

480

640

Scotland

540

540

South East

100

160

South West

140

40

Wales

100

60

West Midlands

280

240

Yorkshire and Humberside

240

620

Total

2,360

2,820

Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 20. 2. Although the question has asked how many were referred by Jobcentre Plus in 2008-09 we can only say of those who started in 2008-09 how many were referred by Jobcentre Plus offices. Source: Department for Work and Pensions progress2work/LinkUp Evaluation Database.