HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 cc989-90W
Mrs. Irene Adams

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Paisley, North have(a) entered work and (b) are in unsubsidised employment through the New Deal Programme. [43915]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The available information is in the table.

Number of people entering jobs in Paisley, North (up to the end of December 2001)
Programme Total Unsubsidised jobs
New Deal for Young People 636 585
New Deal 25 plus 197 163
New Deal for Lone Parents 1191 191
New Deal 50 plus 1129 129
1 Subsidised employment is not available through the New Deal for Lone Parents or New Deal 50 plus. All jobs for these programmes are therefore unsubsidised.

Note:

Information at constituency level is not available for the New Deal for Disabled People and the New Deal for Partners.

Source:

New Deal Evaluation Database

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since the New Deal for Young People began, how many participants have joined the scheme(a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) more than three times. [44095]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

At December 2001, 741,000 people had entered the New Deal for Young People programme. Of these 104,550 clients have entered the programme twice (14 per cent. of all entrants), 14,200 (2 per cent.) have entered three times, and 1,880 (0.2 per cent) more than three times.

Source: New Deal Evaluation Database.