§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people had left the New Deal
(a)Edinburgh (b)Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (1)left income support and went into employment 198 33 (2)left income support and transferred to other benefits 5 1 (3)left income support and became ineligible for NDLP 39 5 (4)were still on income support and went into employment 3 1 (5)were still on income support and declined to join the caseload 10 1 (6)were still on income support and withdrew for other reasons 166 31 Note:
These figures are cumulative to the end of March 2000
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people were on the New Deal for Lone Parents in(a) Edinburgh, (b) Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh, (c) Scotland and (d) Great Britain (i) at the end of March and (ii) at the latest available date who were (1) receiving advice and guidance, (2) in education
(a)Edinburgh (b)Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh (c)Scotland (d)Great Britain (1)receiving advice and guidance 340 79 4,305 48,640 (2)in education and training 72 11 660 7,500 (3)receiving in work support on IS 3 0 69 1,070 (4)receiving in work support off IS 161 42 1,599 17,940 Note:
These figures are cumulative to the end of March 2000
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people in(a) Edinburgh, (b) Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh, (c) Scotland and (d) Great Britain, (i) up to the end of March and (ii) up to the latest available date have (1) found sustained subsidised employment, (2) found sustained and unsubsidised employment, (3) found subsidised employment for less
Edinburgh Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh Scotland Great Britain Sustained subsidised employment 43 7 766 7,800 Sustained unsubsidised employment 167 38 2,092 26,920 Subsidised employment less than 13 weeks 2 0 62 600 Unsubsidised employment less than 13 weeks 30 4 538 5,830
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the secretary of state for Education and Employment what change in the level of unemployment has occurred in the Crosby constituency as a result of the New Deals. [127172]
§ Ms JowellThe New Deal for Young People is aimed at people aged 18–24 who have been claiming unemployment benefits for six months or more.
546Wfor Lone Parents in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh, up to (i) the end of March and (ii) the latest available date by immediate destination, including those who (1) left income support and went into employment, (2) left income support and transferred to other benefits, (3) left income support and became ineligible for NDLP, (4) were still on income support and went into employment, (5) were still on income support and declined to join the caseload and (6) were still on income support and withdrew for other reasons. [125751]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 20 June 2000]: The information requested is in the following table:
and training, (3) receiving in work support on income support and (4) receiving in work support off income support; and how many people in total have been in categories (i) and (ii). [125752]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 20 June 2000]: The information requested is in the following table:
than 13 weeks and (4) found unsubsidised employment for less than 13 weeks. [125753]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 20 June 2000]: The information requested, covering the period from June 1998 to the end of March 2000, the latest date for which information is available, is contained in the table:
Claimant unemployment among this group has fallen by 70 per cent. in the three years since April 1997 and by 56 per cent. since April 1998 when the New Deal was introduced. Part of this fall is due to the delivery of a strong and stable economy, but the New Deal for Young People has helped unemployment to fall even faster. The fall of 56 per cent. since the New Deal was introduced compares with a fall of 18 per cent. in total 547W unemployment, 23 per cent. in total youth (18–24) unemployment and 26 per cent. in the total number unemployed for six months or more. The positive effect of the New Deal is confirmed by independent research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
It is not possible to measure the New Deal effect exactly in each constituency. However, in Crosby the falls in unemployment among the New Deal client group have also been substantially faster than for other groups. In Crosby constituency in the two years since April 1998 claimant unemployment among those aged 18–24, unemployed for six months or more, has fallen by 52 per cent. from 161 to 77. This compares with a fall of 19 per cent. in total unemployment, 31 per cent. in total youth (18–24) unemployment, and 20 per cent. in the total number unemployed for six months or more.
Edinburgh Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Scotland Great Britain Starts to Advisory Interview process 1,573 236 23,180 232,010 Unsubsidised jobs from the Advisory Interview Process 160 35 1,910 24,100 Left for other benefits 119 22 2,080 19,700 Subsidised employment starts 52 9 1,000 10,100 Education and Training opportunity 61 7 240 5,700 Training for work starts 63 5 1,240 15,800 Starts to Follow Through 28 4 350 4,050
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total number of people in(a) Scotland and (b) Edinburgh who had (i) joined the 18–24 New Deal, (ii) gained subsidised jobs from the 18–24 New Deal, (iii) gained unsubsidised jobs from the 18–24 New Deal, (iv) started on the 18–24 New Deal Gateway, v) entered each of the 18–24 New Deal options and (vi) been on Follow-Through by (1) the end of March 2000 and (2) the latest available date. [126308]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 June 2000]: The information to the end of March 2000, which is the latest available, is as follows:
Edinburgh Scotland New Deal 18–24 starts 3,099 50,560 subsidised job starts 1232 14,420 unsubsidised job starts 1,238 20,900 Gateway starts 2,739 45,020 starts to Employment option 1232 14,420 starts to Full-time Education and Training option 397 7,710 Starts to Voluntary Sector option 239 4,010 Starts to Environment Task Force option 194 4,340 starts to Follow Through 594 10,290 1Subsidised job starts and starts to the employment option are the same figure
§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people in Morecambe and Lunesdale have participated in New Deal programmes. [127637]
§ Ms JowellLatest figures to the end of March 2000, show that in Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency, 873 young people have started the New Deal for Young People, 461 have started the New Deal for long-term unemployed people aged 25 or over, and 229 have started the new Deal for Lone Parents. It is a measure of the success of the Government's Welfare to Work policies that 573 people in Morecambe and
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§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total number of people in(a) Scotland, (b) Great Britain, (c) Edinburgh and (d) Edinburgh East and Musselburgh involved in the New Deal for 25-plus, (i) at the end of March 2000 and (ii) at the latest available date, who (1) had been in the advisory interview process, (2) had found unsubsidised jobs through the advisory interview process, (3) had transferred to other provision, (4) had entered subsidised employment, (5) had taken education and training opportunities, (6) had entered Training for Work and (7) had entered Follow Through. [126307]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 June 2000]: The information to the end of March 2000, is contained in the table.
Lunesdale have found work through the New Deals. Many other people in Morecambe and Lunesdale are benefiting from the New Deals for the disabled, partners of the unemployed and 50 plus.
§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people in Carlisle have(a) joined the New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds, (b)gained subsidised jobs, (c) gained unsubsidised jobs and (d) started on the New Deal Gateway to date. [127808]
§ Ms JowellLatest figures to the end of March 2000, show that in Carlisle parliamentary constituency, 681 young people have started New Deal. 334 of these have gained unsubsidised jobs and 85 started on the subsidised Employment option. 622 young people have started on the New Deal Gateway. We are well on target to meet our commitment of helping 250,000 young people into jobs through the New Deal.