§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91896]
§ Mr. FoulkesI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the hon. Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart) on 25 May 1999,Official Report, column 116.
Two New Deal appointees are expected to join the Department by the end of July. We also expect to submit approximately six further vacancies to the Employment Service in the remainder of 1999 with a continuing annual programme of 10 to 12 New Deal appointments thereafter.