§ Mr. RooneyTo 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. [129914]
§ Marjorie MowlamAs at 1 April 2000, the information on Civil Service departments (including their agencies) participating as employers in the New Deal is as follows:
New deal starts since programme began as at 1 April 2000 Main department (inc. agencies) Number Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 38 Intervention Board 3 Cabinet Office 9 Charity Commission 18 Culture, Media and Sport 4 Ministry of Defence 95 Education and Employment 1736 Office for Standards in Education 1 Environment, Transport and the Regions 18 Export Credits Guarantee Department 4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4 Government Offices for the Regions 4 Health 27 Home Office 73 International Development 1 Law Officers' Departments 10 Lord Chancellor's Department 22 Lord Advocate's Department 3 National Assembly for Wales 33 Northern Ireland Office 11 Scottish Executive 29 Social Security 467 Trade and Industry 46 HM Treasury 2 HM Customs and Excise 35 Office of Government Commerce 1 Inland Revenue 256 Office for National Statistics 10 Royal Mint 3 Total 2,963