§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) small, (b) medium and (c) large businesses in (i) Coventry and (ii) the UK are participating in the New Deal. [127456]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 27 June 2000]Over 73,000 employers have signed employer agreements nationally, 355 of whom are in the Coventry area. The majority of agreements are at local level, with small and medium sized businesses. Many thousands of other employers who have not signed agreements also participate in New Deal, for example by employing New Dealers in unsubsidised jobs.