§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) on what basis the time spent by Employment Service staff on New Deal activities is apportioned to the appropriate New Deal budget; [146423]
(2) how much expenditure was undertaken by the Employment Service in relation to the New Deal and apportioned to New Deal budgets in each of the last three financial years. [146424]
§ Ms Jowell[holding answer 22 January 2001]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 December 2000, Official Report, columns 264–65W.