§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents who have participated in the new deal for lone parents have later returned to income support, broken down into(a) those who originally left the NDLP because they found work, (b) those who left the NDLP to return immediately to income support and (c) those who left the NDLP for other reasons. [7911]
§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will publish an evaluation of the proportion of lone parents who return to income support within(a) one month, (b) six months and (c) one year of finding work under the new deal. [7985]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownInformation on the number of lone parents returning to income support will be included in the evaluation of the new deal for lone parents national programme, which is expected to be published in spring 2003.
§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his answer of 9 July 2001,Official Report, column 371W, for what reason the publication of the evaluation of the new deal for lone parents has been put back to 2003. [7912]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe publication of the evaluation of the new deal for lone parents (NDLP) national programme has been delayed until spring 2003 to extend the data collection period thereby increasing the quantity of available data on NDLP participants and non-NDLP participants. This will allow the evaluation team to present a more informed and accurate evaluation.