§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the expenditure on the New Deal for lone parents in each employment service region. [61963]
§ Ms HodgeThe total regional expenditure that has been brought to account for the delivery of the New Deal for lone parents up to 31 October 1998 is £4.94 million. This is broken down by the nine ES regions as follows:
Employment Service regions £ Northern 311,364 Yorkshire and the Humber 436,657 East Midlands and Eastern 394,299 London and South East 1,194,803 South West 565,457 Office for Wales 424,430 West Midlands 433,962 North West 691,453 Office for Scotland 491,717 Total 4,944,142