HC Deb 30 March 2004 vol 419 cc1341-2W
Sue Doughty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding has been provided to New Deal task forces in each year since 1998. [158230]

Mr. Browne

The information requested is as follows.

New Deal for Young People—spending on the environmental task force (ETF)
£ million
1997–981 0
1998–992 15
1999–2000 42
2000–01 42
2001–02 42
2002–03 31
2003–043 31

£ million
New Deal for Young People New Deal 25 plus New Deal 50 plus New Deal for Lone Parents New Deal for Disabled People New Deal for Partners
1997–98 43
1998–99 260 34 18 1 1
1999–2000 370 97 3 39 22 5
2000–01 412 60 56 43 14 11
2001–02 308 213 87 46 10 8
2002–03 339 254 106 80 27 6
2003–04 340 255 56 82 27 11
Total 2,072 913 308 308 101 42

Notes:

1. All figures are outturn figures except; 2002–03 estimated outturn and, 2003–04 planned expenditure.

2. All figures are rounded to the nearest £ million

Source:

2003 DWP Departmental Report (Cm 5921)

1 New Deal for Young People (NDYP) started in January 1998. As participation in the NDYP Options normally commenced after a 4 month Gateway period, spend on the Options, including the ETF, was very small and has been rounded to zero.

2 This corrects the figure that was given in my answer to the hon. Member for Havant (David Willetts), on 14 July 2003, Official Report, columns 78–79W.

3 Estimated outturn.

4 All figures are rounded to the nearest million.

Source:

Departmental Report 2003

Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money has so far been spent on each constituent element of the New Deal. [164042]

Mr. Browne

[holding answer 26 March 2004]: The information is in the table.