New Deal (Hansard, 8 February 2002)

§ Mr. Clappison
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many new deal candidates have participated in the customised job preparation programme in preparation for jobs in the Civil Service; if he will list the Government Departments for which such programmes(a) exist and (b) do not exist; and how many requests are outstanding from Government Departments and agencies for such programmes. [25977]

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
A new deal gateway specifically designed to prepare new deal candidates for work in the Civil Service was piloted last year in Edgware, London. 16 participants completed the pilot, which led to job opportunities with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Trade and Industry. In addition, a customised new deal gateway pilot was also developed for the Benefits Agency in east London. This resulted in job offers in the agency for all 21 participants. These job preparation programmes were designed to be pilot schemes that responded directly to localised employer-led demand.
There are no outstanding requests from Government Departments and agencies for customised gateways at present. However, given the success of the first programmes, further gateways are being considered for the Benefits Agency in London and the north-west. The Employment Service is continuing to promote the Civil Service new deal gateway and the employment of new deal clients within Departments and their agencies.
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§ Mr. Clappison
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of participants in the new deal for young people from non-white ethnic minorities found(a) jobs and (b) sustained jobs in each year since 1997; and if he will give a breakdown by different ethnic minorities. [25984]

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
The available information is in the table.

Proportion of young people from ethnic minorities starting on the new deal for young people who had gained a job^1,2

1998 1999 2000

Black-Caribbean

All jobs 46 47 50

Sustained 32 34 36

Black-African

All jobs 38 40 42

Sustained 26 28 30

Black-Other

All jobs 46 48 50

Sustained 32 34 36

Indian

All jobs 52 51 53

Sustained 41 41 43

Pakistani

All jobs 45 46 47

Sustained 35 35 38

Bangladeshi

All jobs 47 48 47

Sustained 38 40 39

Chinese

All jobs 43 45 45

Sustained 36 38 38

Other

All jobs 45 44 44

Sustained 35 35 35

Total

All jobs 45 46 48

Sustained 34 35 37

¹Ethnicity details are not available for all participants in the new deal for young people. ²Many participants leaving the new deal for young people are recorded as leaving for unknown destinations. Research has shown that over 50 per cent. of these people are actually leaving to take up employment. ³Figures for 2001 are not yet available.

Proportion of young people from ethnic minorities starting on the new deal for young people who had gained a job^1,2
	1998	1999	2000
Black-Caribbean
All jobs	46	47	50
Sustained	32	34	36
Black-African
All jobs	38	40	42
Sustained	26	28	30
Black-Other
All jobs	46	48	50
Sustained	32	34	36
Indian
All jobs	52	51	53
Sustained	41	41	43
Pakistani
All jobs	45	46	47
Sustained	35	35	38
Bangladeshi
All jobs	47	48	47
Sustained	38	40	39
Chinese
All jobs	43	45	45
Sustained	36	38	38
Other
All jobs	45	44	44
Sustained	35	35	35
Total
All jobs	45	46	48
Sustained	34	35	37
¹Ethnicity details are not available for all participants in the new deal for young people.	²Many participants leaving the new deal for young people are recorded as leaving for unknown destinations. Research has shown that over 50 per cent. of these people are actually leaving to take up employment.	³Figures for 2001 are not yet available.