§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the average length of time is for which participants in the New Deal in Wales are subsidised. [131036]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 24 July 2000]To April 2000, the average period of subsidy was five months.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of New Deal participants in Wales have become unemployed afterwards. [131039]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 17 July 2000]To the end of April 2000, 32 per cent. of New Deal leavers in Wales have subsequently claimed Jobseeker's Allowance.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales who took part in the New Deal remained in their New Deal job for more than one year. [131051]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 17 July 2000]The period of subsidised employment lasts a maximum of six months. Information on those who continue with the same employer on leaving the New Deal is not available.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people who participated in the New Deal in Wales had previously been unemployed for 12 months or more in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [131038]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 24 July 2000]This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of those leaving the New Deal for Young People in Wales for jobs lasting less than 13 weeks have found jobs lasting less than(a) one week, (b) two weeks, (c) four weeks and (d) eight weeks. [131052]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 17 July 2000]This information is not available. Young people who do leave for a job lasting less than 13 weeks return to New Deal at the point at which they left, and are no longer classified as leavers.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of people who have left the New Deal for Young People in Wales and returned to state benefits within 12 months. [131054]
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§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 17 July 2000]None. To April 2000, 2,940 young people transferred to state benefits on leaving the New Deal. Information on those who return to state benefits at a later stage is not available.