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PREM19/1839
Mapower (Employment policy: enterprise and employment measures; feasibility study of a 'Workfare' scheme to replace long term unemployment in UK) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 415

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Date Value Title
85 Dec 19 Th Major Manpower: David Trippier PS letter to No.10 (regional employment data) [MT request for evidence to counter ‘bias towards the South East’ claim] [declassified 2014]
86 Jan 22 We Major Manpower: Lord Young PS letter to No.10 (regional employment data) [MT request for evidence to counter ‘bias towards the South East’ claim] [declassified 2014]
86 Jan 27 Mo Major Manpower: Department of Employment letter to No.10 (“Two Year YTS”) [Youth Training Scheme] [declassified 2014]
86 Jan 27 Mo Major Manpower: Lord Young letter to Edwards (“Two Year YTS”) [launch of Youth Training Scheme marketing campaign] [declassified 2014]
86 Feb 10 Mo Major Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (“Department of Employment Publicity Campaign”) [MT supports proposal to raise public awareness of opportunities for the unemployed] [declassified 2014]
86 Feb 21 Fr Major Manpower: Keith Joseph letter to Lord Young (“DE and MSC Programmes for Enterprise, Employment and Training”) [declassified 2014]
86 Feb 26 We Major Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Emmanuel Kaye, Anthony Bamford and the Unquoted Companies’ Group) [employment legislation] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 3 Mo Major Manpower: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Lord Young) [incentives to work] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 21 Fr Major Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (promotion of enterprise, employment and training) [MT concerned about staggered nature of forthcoming papers] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 3 Th Major Manpower: John MacGregor letter to Lord Young (“Presentation of Enterprise, Employment and Training Policies”) [need for consistency & the financial implications of White Paper proposals on vocational education and training] [declassified 2014]
86 Apr 8 Tu Major Manpower: No.10 letter to Lord Young PS (“Workfare”) [MT urgent request for report on feasibility of introducing a US-style system of compulsion to work or train in return for benefits] [declassified 2014]
86 May 2 Fr Major Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (Workfare) [MT request for report on feasibility of introducing a US-style system of compulsion to work or train in return for benefits] [declassified 2014]
86 May 6 Tu Major Manpower: Tom King letter to Lord Young (promoting enterprise and employment) [proposed new budget measures] [declassified 2014]
86 May 9 Fr Major Manpower: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Workfare”) [“someone can now carry on receiving benefit as unemployed without ever having to go near a job centre”] [declassified 2014]
86 May 9 Fr Major Manpower: Lord Young PS letter to No.10 (“Training Provided by the Armed Forces”) [MOD article on benefits for the wider economy] [declassified 2014]
86 May 12 Mo Major Manpower: John MacGregor minute to MT (“Workfare”) [concerns about proposed extension of scheme to those unemployed over 6 months] [declassified 2014]
86 May 14 We Major Manpower: Lord Young minute to MT (“Workfare”) [defense of proposed pilot extension of scheme to those unemployed over 6 months] [declassified 2014]
86 May 29 Th Major Manpower: John MacGregor minute to MT (“Workfare”) [concerns addressed regarding pilot extension of scheme to those unemployed over 6 months] [declassified 2014]
86 May 30 Fr Major Manpower: No.10 briefing MT (“Workfare”) [“requirement to work or train in return for remaining on benefit”] [declassified 2014]