HC Deb 08 May 2001 vol 368 cc59-60W
19. Mr. Roy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement about the New Deal 50-plus in Scotland. [159308]

Mr. Foulkes

The New Deal 50-plus has proved a very effective way of helping people aged 50 and over return to work. 4,103 people in Scotland have entered work and benefited from the programme in the form of employment credits worth up to £60 per week which guarantees a minimum full-time wage of £9,000 per annum.