§ Ms Rosie WintertonTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people have been employed in the Civil Service under the New Deal for the young and unemployed. [98439]
§ Marjorie MowlamBased on information provided by Civil Service departments (including their Agencies) participating as employers in the New Deal, the position as at 1 October 1999 is as follows:
New Deal starts since programmes began Department (including their Agencies) Age 18–24 Age 25+ Total Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 9 2 11 Cabinet Office 8 1 9 Culture, Media and Sport 0 3 3 Defence 27 21 48 Education and Employment 425 22 447 Environment, Transport and the Regions 8 1 9 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 3 0 3 Government Communications Headquarters 0 0 0 Health 7 5 12 Home Office 4 4 8 International Development 0 0 0 Lord Chancellor's 4 0 4 National Assembly for Wales 13 3 16 Northern Ireland Office 8 8 16 Scottish Executive 22 0 22 Social Security 56 0 56 Trade and Industry 33 6 39 HM Treasury 28 9 37 Other Charity Commission 8 0 8 Export Credits Guarantee Department 4 0 4 Government Offices for the Regions 3 0 3 Intervention Board 2 1 3 Lord Advocate's 3 0 3 Totals 675 86 761