HC Deb 06 November 2000 vol 356 c40W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the total cost of the New Deal; and what percentage of this figure is spent on administration. [135232]

Ms Jowell

The table shows the total amount spent by the Department for Education and Employment on the Welfare to Work related New Deals, and the percentage of this spent on DfEE administration.

£ million
1997–98 outturn 1998–99 outturn 1999–2000 estimated outturn
Total New Deal Spend 37 220 428
Of which:
Administration costs 1.2 2.4 3.2
Administration costs as a percentage 3.24 1.09 0.75

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