§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many people have been employed by his Department in each of the last three years under(a) the New Deal for Young People, (b) the New Deal for the Over 50s and (c) the New Deal for Lone Parents; and at what cost, listed by category, to public funds. [44914]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe attached table gives the numbers employed by my Department and its agencies under the New Deal Programme for(a) Young People; (b) the Over 50s; and (c) Lone parents.
New Deal recruits take up existing vacancies so extra costs to public funds are limited to the subsidy, where appropriate, and any additional training and development which may be needed. The cost of the latter cannot be readily identified.
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New Deal——Lord Chancellor's Department Year No Employed Scheme 1999 0 Young People 2000 5 Young People 2001 19 Young People 2001 1 Over 50
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many people employed by his Department under the New Deal for Young People in each of the last four years have subsequently(a) found unsubsidised employment for more than 13 weeks and (b) returned to jobseekers' allowance or other benefits. [45085]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonInformation is not held centrally on the number of New Dealers who have found unsubsidised employment for more than 13 weeks or who have returned to jobseekers' allowance or other benefits. However, New Dealers who have left my Department will have acquired skills making them more marketable for employment.