§ Lord Shore of Stepneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the number of new jobs created by the New Deal in 1998 and 1999; and what is their estimate for the year 2000. [HL3297]
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§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)The precise information asked for is not available.
The New Deal is not a job creation programme. It aims to help unemployed people to find jobs as quickly as possible, and to stay in work by improving their skills, experience and self confidence in the competition for jobs. The New Deal will however lead to some extra jobs being created by firms because of its positive impact on the numbers, skills and other qualities of employable people who are looking for work.