HC Deb 19 July 2004 vol 424 cc78-9W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many school leavers joined the New Deal programme in Havering in(a) 1999, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. [184244]

Jane Kennedy

Information on whether people joining New Deal are school leavers is not available.

Information on the numbers of young people joining New Deal for Young People in Havering, and their ages on joining, is in the table.

Starts to New Deal for Young People in Havering
Age on joining 1999 2002 2003
18 70 60 80
19 80 70 70
20 70 60 60
21 60 40 60
22 50 50 50
23 50 40 50
24 60 40 50
Total 450 360 430
Notes:
1. All figures are for January to December each year.
2. All figures are starts rather than individuals and may include people who have started New Deal more than once.
3. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
4. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source:
DWP Information and Analysis Directorate.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2004,Official Report, columns 1341-42W, what the average cost per place on each of the four options in the New Deal for Young People was in the last 12 months. [182122]

Jane Kennedy

The information is not available.

It is intended that a unit cost system, capable of capturing this type of information, will be part of the system implementation of the Resource Management System. The system is currently still in the design and development stage and we anticipate that roll out will commence from late 2005.