§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the(a) target population, (b) total expenditure in the last financial year and (c) the average cost of a job placement were for the (i) New Deal for Lone Parents, (ii) the New Deal for Young People and (iii) the New Deal for Disabled People. [110734]
963W
§ Mr. BrowneNew deal for lone parents (NDLP) is open to all lone parents who are not working or who are working fewer than 16 hours a week. New deal for young people (NDYP) is aimed at people aged 18–24 who have been claiming jobseeker's allowance continuously for 6 months. New deal for disabled people (NDDP) is a voluntary programme aimed at people claiming incapacity or disability benefits.
Information on expenditure for 2002–03 is in the table.
Forecast expenditure 2002–03 £ million New deal for lone parents 80 New deal for young people 339 New deal for disabled people 27 Source:
Departmental Report 2002–03
In 2000 we estimated that the average cost of a young person moving into work through the NDYP was around £4,000. Independent evaluation of the prototype phase of NDLP found that the cost per participant moving into work was £1,388. A cost benefit analysis of the National NDLP programme is due to be published shortly. Equivalent estimates of cost per job are not yet available for NDDP.
§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have completed European Computer Diving Licence qualification while on New Deal placement. [118314]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on the achievement of qualifications by New Deal participants is not collected on a national basis.
Information on qualifications held and subsequently achieved through New Deal is recorded and monitored by New Deal Personal Advisers on an individual basis at local level. However, information at national level could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will make a statement on procedures for assessment of training quality of New Deal placements; [118320]
(2) how many providers of New Deal placements have had placements cancelled due to ineffective training or poor employment practises. [118321]
§ Mr. BrowneNew Deal providers are subject to thorough contractual and quality audits. Individual contract reviews are conducted by Jobcentre Plus Field Contracts Managers and District Programme Quality Management Teams. Reviews assess the administration, delivery, quality and propriety of the provision being delivered against the requirements set out in providers' contracts.
In addition, the Adult Learning Inspectorate in England, and ESTYN in Wales, play a pivotal role in the quality assurance of New Deal provision, under the provisions of the Learning and Skills Act 2000. All inspection under the provisions of the Act is carried out in accordance with the Common Inspection 964W Framework. The framework focuses on the learner, and on evaluating the effectiveness of education and training in meeting all learners' needs.
The information requested on the volume of providers who have had placements cancelled due to ineffective training or poor employment practices is not available as Jobcentre Plus does not collate this information on a national basis.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of those on each option of the New Deal for Young People have entered sustained employment in the East Riding of Yorkshire since the scheme began; and how many entered sustained employment in the last(a) year and (b) quarter for which figures are available. [116763]
§ Mr. BrowneIn the latest quarter for which information is available (January to March 2003) 20 young people left the New Deal Options for unsubsidised, sustained jobs in the East Riding authority area. This is 24 per cent. of all leavers from the Options in that period. Due to the small volumes involved, figures for individual New Deal Options for the latest quarter cannot be published because of the risk of identifying individuals.
The information requested on the New Deal for Young People since the programme began, and in the last year, is in the table:
New Deal Option Numbers entering unsubsidized sustained employment1 Numbers of Leavers1 Proportion of leavers entering unsubsidized sustained employment2 Employment April 1998-March 2003 280 500 55.9 April 2002-March 2003 40 110 36.3 Education and Training April 1998-March 2003 230 610 38.1 April 2002-March 2003 40 100 38.1 Voluntary Sector April 1998-March 2003 100 240 39.8 April 2002-March 2003 20 50 39.6 Environment Task Force April 1998-March 2003 110 290 39.1 April 2002-March 2003 30 60 50.0 1 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10 2 Proportions are based on unrounded numbers. Therefore these figures cannot be delivered from the rounded figures used in the table
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Paul Holmes),Official Report, column 925W, how many people on the education and training option of the New Deal for Young People have gained a qualification in each of the last five years. [121257]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on qualifications achieved through the New Deal for Young People is recorded and monitored by New Deal Personal Advisers on an individual basis at local level but it is not collected centrally and a national figure could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. While achievement of qualifications is an important element in the 965W development and employability of young people, the success of the programme is measured through the number of Young People helped into work. This measure clearly shows that the New Deal is working as it has helped over 425,000 young people find work.