§ Mr. PortilloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent on the New Deal since 1997. [120997]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 5 May 2000]Information on the estimated allocation of the Windfall Tax receipts between different programmes, including the New Deal, is set out in Table 4.1 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report, 2000.
Annex Bii of the Department for Education and Employment and the Office for Standards in Education Departmental Report 2000 provides information on expenditure on New Deal programmes within their Departmental Spending Limit.
Figure 10a of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Departmental Report 2000 provides information on expenditure on the New Deal for Communities within their Departmental Expenditure Limit.