§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many young people are eligible to sign up to the New Deal; how many people have signed up to the New Deal; how many businesses have signed up to support the New Deal; and what is the New Deal's total investment in the South West Hertfordshire constituency. [38342]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 7 April 1998]: I have placed in the Library a list of the client volume planning assumptions for each New Deal unit of delivery which the Employment Service is using to plan provision for young people aged 18 to 24. The table shows that the planning assumption for Hertfordshire unit of delivery, which includes the South-West Hertfordshire constituency, is that 1585 young people could be eligible to join the New Deal in 1998–99.
In Hertfordshire unit of delivery 460 clients have been invited to enter the Gateway.
To date, more than 4,500 employers have signed nationally of which 42 are in this delivery unit. This number will rise significantly as New Deal is fully operational in this area from 6 April.
It is not possible to state exactly the total investment in New Deal in the area as New Deal is a client led initiative and sufficient funds will be made available to meet the needs of all those eligible.
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§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many young people are eligible to sign up to the New Deal; how many businesses have signed up to support the New Deal; and what is the New Deal's total investment in the Hexham constituency. [38166]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithI have placed in the Library a list of the client volume planning assumptions for each New Deal unit of delivery which the Employment Service is using to plan provision for young people aged 18 to 24. The table shows that the planning assumption for Northumberland unit of delivery, which includes the Hexham constituency, is that 1,588 young people could be eligible to join the New Deal in 1998–99.
To date, more than 4,500 employers have signed nationally of which 7 are in this delivery unit. This number will rise significantly as New Deal is operational in this area from 6 April.
It is not possible to state exactly the total investment in New Deal in the area as New Deal is a client-led initiative and sufficient funds will be made available to meet the needs of all those eligible.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people in the constituency of Wellingborough will be eligible for assistance through the New Deal in the current financial year. [36435]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithI have placed in the Library a list of the client volume planning assumptions for each New Deal unit of delivery which the Employment Service is using to plan provision for young unemployed people aged 18 to 24. The table shows that the planning assumption for the Northamptonshire unit of delivery, which includes the Wellingborough constituency, is that, 1968 young people could be eligible join the New Deal in 1998–99.