§ Mr. O'HaraTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office How many New Deal 50 plus clients were employed in each of the last three years by(a) his Department and (b) all other central Government Departments. [167193]
§ Mr. AlexanderData on the number of people starting employment under the New Deal 50 plus scheme has been collected on a quarterly basis by the Cabinet Office since July 2002. The available information is shown in the following table.
Annual Number of New Deal 50 plus—Cabinet Office Number of New Deal 50 plus— central Government Departments1 2 January 2003–1 January 2004 0 40 2 July 2002–1 January 20032 1 8 Number of people starting employment under the New Deal 50 plus scheme in all central Government Departments and agencies excluding Cabinet Office. Information is not available prior July 2002 when collection began. Source: Cabinet Office—New Deal Data Collection.