§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if people joining the New Deal for 18 to 25 year olds are compelled to state their educational qualifications. [80561]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithYoung people joining the New Deal are not compelled to provide information about their educational qualifications. However, this is routinely raised as a standard part of initial personal adviser interviews and there are few instances of the information not being supplied.
§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish statistics on the(a) employment and (b) benefit position of those who have completed a six month New Deal for 18 to 25-year-old option. [80562]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithWe publish statistics on various aspects of New Deal performance on a monthly basis. The destination of those who leave an Option is contained in table 11 of the New Deal Statistical First Release, which is held in the Library.