§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the spending on the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds in each year since 1997–98; and what estimate he has made of expenditure in 2000–01. [115075]
§ Ms JowellI have been asked to reply.
My Department has spent or allocated the following sums to the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds in each year since 1997–98:
£ million 1997–981 36 1998–991 254 1999–20002 345 2000–013 470 1 Outturn figures 2 Estimated outturn 3 Provisional allocation