HC Deb 09 March 1999 vol 327 c142W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total cost of implementing and running the New Deal in Scotland since January 1998. [74982]

Mr. Dewar

Expenditure to the end of January 1999 on the New Deal programmes for 18 to 24-year-olds and for those aged 25 and over was £12.97 million.