HC Deb 20 March 2001 vol 365 c155W
Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many lone parents in Wansbeck have entered employment through the New Deal for Lone Parents in the last year. [153142]

Ms Hodge

In the year January to December 2000, 45 lone parents in Wansbeck have entered employment through the New Deal for Lone Parents. Since this New Deal was introduced in October 1998, 89 lone parents in Wansbeck have found jobs.