§ Mr. DobbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many clients have joined the New Deal Voluntary Option since its launch(a) nationally and (b) in the constituency of Heywood and Middleton. [100295]
§ Ms JowellFrom the launch of the New Deal in January 1998 to the end of September 1999, 22,400 young people nationally, and 11 young people in Heywood and Middleton constituency, had left the Gateway to start the Voluntary Sector option.