§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will state the number and percentage of participants in the New Deal for 25 years and over in(a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales who have returned to (i) Jobseeker's areas in Scotland where a larger percentage then the (A) Great Britain and (B) Scottish average figure have moved on to one of the categories in (i) to (iii) including the number and percentage in each area and for each category. [111281]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 February 2000]: The information requested is as follows:
(i) Percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ returning to Jobseeker's Allowance Percentage Scotland 32 Wales 28 Great Britain 29 66W
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned
to JSA, than the Scotland average
Left New Deal for JSA As a percentage of New Deal starts Tayside 707 36 Ayrshire 952 38 Borders 68 30 Dumfries and Galloway 311 36 Dumbarton 466 37 Fife 493 37 Grampian 253 38 Moray, Strathspay and Badenoch 82 32 Renfrewshire 519 34 West Lothian 79 30 Caithness and Sutherland 116 31 Inverness and Nairn 97 33 Orkney 34 35
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned
to JSA, than the Scotland average
Left New Deal for JSA As a percentage of New Deal starts Tayside 707 36 Ayrshire 952 38 Dumfries and Galloway 311 36 Dumbarton 466 37 Fife 493 37 Grampian 253 38 Renfrewshire 519 34 Inverness and Nairn 97 33 Orkney 34 35
(ii) Percentage of New Deal 25+ participants who leave and claim other benefits Percentage Scotland 8 Wales 8 Great Britain 7
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned
to other benefits, than the GB average
Left New Deal for other benefits As a percentage of New Deal starts Tayside 158 8 Dumbarton 108 9 Forth Valley 31 15 Grampian 61 9 Lanarkshire 174 10 Renfrewshire 129 8 Argyll and The Islands 39 9 Caithness and Sutherland 28 8 Inverness and Nairn 28 9 Lochaber 9 13 Western Isles 9 16 Orkney 9 9 Ross and Cromarty 18 9 Shetland 5 12 Skye and Lochalsh 12 11 67W
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned to other benefits, than the Scotland average Left New Deal for other benefits As a percentage of New Deal starts Dumbarton 108 9 Forth Valley 31 15 Grampian 61 9 Lanarkshire 174 10
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned to other benefits, than the
Scotland average
Left New Deal for other benefits As a percentage of New Deal starts Argyll and The Islands 39 9 Inverness and Nairn 28 9 Lochaber 9 13 Western Isles 9 16 Orkney 9 9 Ross and Cromarty 18 9 Shetland 5 12 Skye and Lochalsh 12 11
(iii) Percentage of New Deal participants who leave for unsubsidised jobs Percentage Scotland 10 Wales 13 Great Britain 13
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned to unsubsidised jobs, than the GB average Left New Deal for unsubsidised jobs As a percentage of New Deal starts Forth Valley 42 20 West Lothian 36 14 Inverness and Nairn 40 14 Western Isles 8 14 Orkney 15 15 Ross and Cromarty 34 18 Shetland 7 17 Skye and Lochalsh 16 15
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants in the New Deal 25+ who have returned to other benefits, than the
Scotland average
Left New Deal for unsubsidised jobs As a percentage of New Deal starts Edinburgh, East and Mid Lothian 239 13 Forth Valley 42 20 Grampian 70 11 Lanarkshire 194 11 West Lothian 36 14 Argyll and The Islands 53 12 Caithness and Sutherland 42 11 Inverness and Nairn 40 14 Western Isles 8 14 Orkney 15 15 Ross and Cromarty 34 18 Shetland 7 17 Skye and Lochalsh 16 15
§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will state the percentage of participants in the New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds in(a) Great Britain (b) Scotland and (c) Wales 68W who have received (i) subsidised employment and (ii) education and training through the New Deal; and if he will list the areas in Scotland where a smaller percentage than the (1) Great Britain and (2) Scottish average figures have these options, including the number and percentage of participants for each of these areas. [111278]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 February 2000]: The information requested is shown in the tables. For subsidised employment and education and training we have used the numbers for the Employment and Full Time Education and Training Options respectively.
Employment option:
Percentage of New Deal starts who join the Employment option Percentage Scotland 9 Wales 11 Great Britain 7
Scottish units of delivery with a smaller percentage of participants in the New Deal (18–24 year olds) who have received subsidized
Employment than the Great Britain average
Employment option starts Percentage of New Deal starts joining the Employment option Glasgow 508 6 Grampian 88 5 Renfrewshire 145 5 Lochaber 5 6
Scottish units of delivery with a smaller percentage of participants in the New Deal (18–24 year olds) who have received subsidized
Employment than the Scotland average
Employment option starts Percentage of New Deal starts joining the Employment option Dumbarton 128 7 Fife 269 8 Forth Valley 198 8 Glasgow 508 6 Grampian 88 5 Renfrewshire 145 5 West Lothian 78 7 Caithness and Sutherland 18 7 Lochaber 5 6 FTET option:
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Percentage of New Deal starts who join the FTET option Perception Scotland 15 Wales 14 Great Britain 16
Scottish units of delivery with a smaller percentage of participants in the New Deal (18–24 year olds) who have received education
and training through the New Deal than the Great Britain average
FTET option starts Percentage of New Deal starts joining the FTET option Tayside 591 14 Ayrshire 511 12 Borders 89 13 Edinburgh, East and Mid Lothian 429 12 Grampian 203 12 Moray, Strathspay and Badenoch 47 10 Lanarkshire 942 15 Renfrewshire 371 13 West Lothian 127 12 Argyll and The Islands 37 8 Inverness and Nairn 59 15 Lochaber 6 7 Orkney 6 9 Shetland 8 13 Skye and Lochalsh 7 8 6,760 15
Scottish units of delivery with a smaller percentage of participants in the New Deal (18–24 year olds) who have received education
and training through the New Deal than the Great Britain average
FTET option starts Percentage of New Deal starts joining the FTET option Tayside 591 14 Ayrshire 511 12 Borders 89 13 Edinburgh, East and Mid Lothian 429 12 Grampian 203 12 Moray, Strathspay and Badenoch 47 10 Renfrewshire 371 13 West Lothian 127 12 Argyll and The Islands 37 8 Lochaber 6 7 Orkney 6 9 Shetland 8 13 Skye and Lochalsh 7 8
§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will state the percentage of participants in the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds in(a) Great Britain, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales who have gone through to the follow-through stage of the New Deal; and if he will list the areas in Scotland where a larger percentage than the (i) Great Britain and (ii) Scottish average figures have gone on to the follow-through stage. [111277]
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§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 February 2000]: The information requested is as follows:
Percentage of New Deal participants who join Follow-Through Percentage Scotland 20 Wales 20 Great Britain 17 Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants (18 to 24-year-olds) who have gone through to the follow-through stage of the New Deal, than the GB average
- Tayside
- Ayrshire
- Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumbarton
- Edinburgh, East and Mid Lothian
- Fife
- Forth Valley
- Glasgow
- Moray, Strathspay and Badenoch
- Lanarkshire
- Renfrewshire
- West Lothian
- Caithness and Sutherland
- Inverness and Nairn
- Western Isles
- Ross and Cromarty
Scottish Units of Delivery with a larger percentage of participants (18 to 24-year-olds) who have gone through to the follow-through stage of the New Deal, than Scotland Average
- Tayside
- Ayrshire
- Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Fife
- Forth Valley
- Moray, Strathspay and Badenoch
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the impact of the New Deal scheme in reducing youth unemployment in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire. [111069]
§ Ms JowellTo the end of December 1999, 155 young people in Shrewsbury and Atcham and 1,037 in Shropshire had found jobs through the New Deal. Over the year to the end of January 2000, the numbers of young people who had been unemployed for six months or more fell by 59 per cent. in Shrewsbury and Atcham and 33 per cent. in Shropshire. This confirms that the New Deal is equipping young people with the skills and attributes that they need to compete successfully in the labour market. Indeed 146 young people in Shrewsbury and Atcham and 592 people in Shropshire have benefited from training and work experience opportunities on the other options.