HC Deb 25 January 2001 vol 361 c707W
31. Mr. Patrick Hall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have joined the New Deal for Young People since January 1998. [145823]

Mr. Timms

Since the Pathfinders were launched in January 1998, 568,400 people have joined the New Deal for Young People, of whom 269,210 have found employment meeting the Government's key target of placing 250,000 young people into jobs.

The New Deal for Young People has proved extremely effective at getting young unemployed people off welfare and back into work.