§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have entered the New Deal Gateway in the Unit of Delivery covering the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area since its inception; and how many took up each New Deal option. [66369]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithIt is not possible to provide separate figures for individual towns or council areas. The latest Government Statistical Service figures for the Mid Hampshire Unit of Delivery, which covers Basingstoke and Deane, show that to the end of November 1998(a) 267 young people had entered the Gateway and 66 have secured 715W unsubsidised employment; and (b) 26 had joined one of the four options: two on the Employment option; three on the Voluntary Sector option; and 21 on the Full-Time Education and Training option. 113 young people were on the Gateway, 13 had left New Deal to claim other benefits, nine had gone to other known destinations and 40 had gone to as yet unknown destinations.