§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been employed in his Department under the New Deal arrangements. [60369]
§ Ms HewittI refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by the Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment with responsibility for lifelong learning, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, East (Mr. Mudie), on 19 November 1998,Official Report, column 755.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people taken on under the New Deal arrangements by non-departmental bodies in receipt of financial support from his Department. [60537]
§ Ms HewittNDPBs are encouraged to participate as an employer in New Deal. Information on the numbers of people taken under the New Deal by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally.