HC Deb 20 July 1999 vol 335 c483W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91889]

Mr. Meale

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minster for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999,Official Report, column 116. However, the current number of individuals recruited under the New Deal is eight 18–24 years olds.