§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents have found and retained work for more than four weeks on the New Deal for Lone Parents. [83513]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownBy the end of June 2002,152,230 lone parents had found work through the New Deal for Lone Parents.
We do not record the status of lone parents four weeks after they have started work. Sustainability of employment is one of the issues that is being examined as part of the evaluation of the New Deal for Lone Parents, which is due to be published in spring 2003.