Mims Davies corrected a written answer on Kickstart Scheme

17 March 2021 · Commons written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Seema Malhotra (Labour, Feltham and Heston) asked written question 167207 on 11 March 2021. Mims Davies answered on 16 March 2021 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Mims Davies corrected the answer on 17 March 2021. The corrected text adds the figures 1200, 150,000, 5,000, 900, which the original did not give. Altogether 105 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers were participating in the kickstart scheme in each (a) constituency, (b) local authority and (c) each region and nation of the UK as at 8 March 2021.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 165550 .	I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 165550 Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. As of the 12 th March 2021, there have been over 900 unique gateway applications approved and over 1,200 unique employer bids accepted on the Kickstart Scheme. Over 150,000 jobs have now been approved and over 5,000 young people have started their placements.

Original

Corrected

I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 165550
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I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ 165550 Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency.
As of the 12 th March 2021, there have been over 900 unique gateway applications approved and over 1,200 unique employer bids accepted on the Kickstart Scheme. Over 150,000 jobs have now been approved and over 5,000 young people have started their placements.

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