HC Deb 12 May 2000 vol 349 c506W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) men and (b) women from ethnic minority communities living in the Greater London area have benefited from the New Deal. [121122]

Ms Jowell

New Deal actively promotes equality of opportunity and outcome for people of all ethnic and racial groups. Targets have been set for all Units of Delivery to achieve parity of outcome on jobs between white and ethnic minority young people, by the end of this Parliament. Latest figures show that to the end of February 2000, in Greater London, 19,157 men and 10,035 women from ethnic minority groups have benefited from starting the New Deal for young people and that 12,198 men and 2,565 women from ethnic minority groups have benefited from starting the national New Deal for long-term unemployed people aged 25 or over. Many others will have benefited from the New Deal for Lone Parents and other New Deals.