HC Deb 20 July 1999 vol 335 cc463-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals her Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91897]

Mr. Paul Murphy

As at 30 June 1999 the information on the Northern Ireland Civil Service (including its Agencies) participating as employers in the New Deal is as follows:

Northern Ireland Civil Service
New Deal 'starts' since programme began Number
Age 18–24 21
25 and over 12
Total 33

I would also refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999, Official Report, column 116.