§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what criteria will be used by his Department in assessing the performance of private sector companies delivering the New Deal. [91206]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThere are three main criteria on which I will base my assessment of the performance of private sector companies leading New Deal. Day to day performance is regularly reviewed against the individual delivery contracts; comparative performance between Units of Delivery is measured by the published core performance measures and the evaluation of New Deal will assess the effectiveness of different contracting strategies.