§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her answer of 2 March 1998,Official Report, column 506, for what reason the Secretary of State for Social Security was unable to provide comparable information to that given in previous answers to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford. [33136]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information was not provided due to an error within the Department. I apologise for any inconvenience caused to the hon. Member.
Information on the operation of the New Deal for Lone Parents is available up to and including 31 January 1998.
As at 31 January: 20,205 first invitations had been issued to lone parents; 4,584 initial interviews had been arranged, and 3,761 lone parents had attended interviews; 3,368 lone parents had agreed to participate in the New Deal for Lone Parents following initial interviews; 1,113 lone parents have found jobs following agreement to participate in the New Deal for Lone parents programme.