HC Deb 23 July 1999 vol 335 c673W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many individuals his Department has recruited under the New Deal for Young People. [91891]

Mr. Chris Smith

I 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.

Since that time my Department has employed a further New Dealer making a total of two since 1 April 1999.