§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what(a) record is kept and (b) assessment made of the destinations of people who leave the new deal for lone parents for employment. [18055]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownRecords of the destination of people leaving the new deal for lone parents are published monthly in the Statistical First Release, which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made on the effectiveness of the new deal for lone parents in south Tyneside. [17404]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownWe are giving lone parents more choices and more help than ever before to move off welfare and into work. The new deal for lone parents is a key part of this range of support and has helped over 100,000 lone parents to find work.
By the end of August, 2,116 lone parents had joined the new deal for lone parents in the Gateshead and south Tyneside district. 301 of these lone parents have taken up education or training opportunities and 1,064 have moved into work.
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§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of those on the new deal for lone parents left for employment in the last 12 months, broken down by region. [9641]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownAcross Great Britain 56 per cent. of those leaving the new deal for lone parents left for employment during the last 12 months.
A regional break down is provided in the table.
Proportion of people leaving new deal for lone employment, August 2000–July 2001 Employment service region Percentage Scotland 62 Wales 63 Northern 60 North West 57 Yorkshire and Humberside 66 West Midlands 52 East Midlands and Eastern 59 South West 58 London and South East 46
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the effects of the new deal for lone parents on levels of employment and benefit take-up among lone parents. [9680]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe following reports have been commissioned but have not yet been published:
Date expected Title Spring 2002 Synthesis Report 2002 Spring 2003 Quantitative Survey of Lone Parents The following reports have already been published:
Date Title June 2000 The New Deal for Lone Parents: A Review of Evaluation Evidence April 2001 Jobfinders Grant: Research amongst lone parents August 2001 New Deal for Lone Parents: An Evaluation of the Innovative Pilots October 2001 NDLP Evaluation: A Quantitative Survey of Lone Parents on Income Support The Statistical First Release, published monthly with information from the NDLP database, also includes useful information.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have entered the new deal gateway(a) once, (b) twice and (c) three times or more in respect of the (i) new deal for lone parents, (ii) new deal for young people, (iii) new deal for the over 25s, (iv) new deal for the over 50s and (v) new deal for disabled people. [11593]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownAt August 2001, 697,400 people had entered the new deal for young people programme. Of these 100,200 clients have entered the programme twice and 9,100 have entered three or more times.
1143WAt August 2001, 355,400 people had entered the pre-April 2001 new deal 25 plus programme. Of these 65,150 clients have entered the programme twice and 11,150 have entered three or more times.
Information is not available on the number of people re-entering the new deal for lone parents, the new deal for disabled people or new deal 50 plus.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the impact of the new deal for the over 50s on levels of employment and benefit take-up among the over 50s. [11594]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownAlthough there has been a considerable amount of research into benefit take-up by pensioners, there is none which has been specifically targeted at the over 50s.
Research of new deal 50 plus has been commissioned. The research reports (with dates where published) are:
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: qualitative evidence from clients: first phase—July 2000
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: qualitative evidence from ES and BA staff: first phase—August 2000
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: qualitative evidence from ES and BA staff: second phase—March 2001
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: qualitative evidence from clients: second phase—March 2001
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: Research with Individuals (Wave 1)—September 2001
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: Research with Individuals (Wave 2)—September 2001
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: qualitative evidence from clients: third phase—November 2001
- Evaluation of new deal 50 plus: Summary Report.
Copies of the published reports can be found in the Library.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants in the new deal have received(a) training and (b) subsidised employment in the construction industry in each year since 1997. [11600]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownWe estimate that since April 1998 about 12 per cent. of subsidised employment starts in the new deal for young people have been in the construction industry. All subsidised employment participants receive training. Construction training can also be accessed through the further education and training option.
§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) male and (b) female members of each ethnic group have participated in the new deal from the Wycombe constituency since it was set up. [14868]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownFigures are not available for the new deal for disabled people and the new deal for partners. Due to the small volumes involved, figures for the other new deals broken down by ethnic group are not published at constituency level because of the risk of identifying individuals.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what targets he has set in respect of the new deal for the over 50s in the next 12 months. [15836]
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§ Mr. Nicholas BrownNew deal 50 plus forms part of the A2 annual performance agreement (APA) target, which aims to get 410,000 people into work in 2001–02. The A2 target also includes the new deal for young people, new deal 25 plus, employment zones, jobseeker's allowance long-term unemployed and people with disabilities not counted under other APA targets.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants in the new deal for 50 plus received training grants in each of the last 12 months. [15843]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information is in the table.
Month Numbers claiming the new deal 50 plus training grant October 2000 112 November 2000 120 December 2000 124 January 2001 133 February 2001 140 March 2001 189 April 2001 150 May 2001 183 June 2001 166 July 2001 155 August 2001 180 September 2001 158
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the implementation of the new deal 50 plus in Coventry. [16270]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownNew deal 50 plus has been operating nationally since April 2000. In the first 18 months of national operation over 51,000 people have been helped into work, including 350 people in Coventry.
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2001,Official Report, column 160W, which Government Departments have taken on staff through the new deal programme since its inception. [18058]
§ Mr. LeslieI have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Mr. Shaw) on 28 November 2001, Official Report, column 901W.
§ Mr. Clappison:To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2001, Official Report, column 160W, how many participants in (a) the new deal for young people and (b) the new deal for the long-term unemployed have entered (i) employment and (ii) sustained employment lasting more than 13 weeks in Government Departments in each year since 1997, broken down by each Department. [18059]
§ Mr. LeslieI have been asked to reply.
This information is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.