PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Work Experience (6 November 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) were referred by jobcentres to, and (b) have participated in, his Department's work experience scheme in each year since 2011.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

The following table presents the number of work experience placements starts by people of all ages for every year since 2011. Data is only available up to and including May for 2014. The information is published as part of the Youth Contract Official Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pre-work-programme-and-get-britain-working#youth-contract

Period	Work experience placement starts
January - December 2011	37,920
January - December 2012	66,500
January - December 2013	84,200
January - May 2014	55,750

Notes:

1. The table shows the number of starts rather than people. Some claimants may have started more than one work experience placement

2. A work experience start is defined as the date the claimant accepted their work experience placement with the employer. This is input by an adviser to the Jobcentre Plus' Labour Market System.

3. Data relating to work experience referrals are not available

4. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10

Answered by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)
11 November 2014