HC Deb 15 July 2003 vol 409 c247W
Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the research that has been conducted into(a) employment zones, (b) new deal for communities and (c) action teams; if he will publish these documents; and if he will make a statement. [122465]

Mr. Browne

The following research has been conducted into Employment Zones and Action Teams'Employment Zones: A study of local delivery agents and case studies', Working Age Evaluation Series 124, July 2002 'Personal Advisers in New Deal 25 plus and Employment Zones', Working Age Evaluation Series 139, August 2002 'Evaluation of Action Teams for Jobs' Working Age Evaluation 114, April 2002

All of these reports are available in the Library. Future evaluation reports on these programmes will be placed in the Library when published.

The evaluation of the New Deal for Communities partnerships is just moving into its second year. A first report on this evaluation will be published later this year by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit. This report will be placed in the Library.