§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many young people within his Department have been employed under the New Deal arrangements. [60368]
§ Mr. Tony LloydSix New Deal applicants have been selected to work in the FCO (subject to security clearance).
We are in touch with the Westminster Job Centre (and through them other Job Centres) in an on-going programme to identify future candidates. We hope to increase the FC0's intake of New Deal personnel next year.
§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [60527]
§ Mr. Tony LloydInformation on the numbers of people taken on under the New Deal by non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally.
It is Government policy to encourage NDPBs to participate in the New Deal.