HC Deb 28 April 1999 vol 330 cc185-6W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many of those invited to join the New Deal for Young People in January 1998 had found unsubsidised employment lasting for more than 13 weeks by the end of January 1999. [82163]

Mr. Andrew Smith

Of the 6,826 young people who were invited to join New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds in January 1998, 2,065 had found sustained unsubsidised employment without returning to JSA within 13 weeks by January 1999. A further 2,366 of the invitees are still taking part in the New Deal.