§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many employees of his Department and its agencies have been recruited from the New Deal; and what percentage of total staff this represents. [129145]
§ Angela EagleI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 6 July 2000,Official Report, column 286W.
This Department has recruited 467 New Deal employees as at 1 April 2000. This represents approximately 0.5 per cent. of total staff.