HL Deb 19 July 2001 vol 626 c150WA
Lord Northbourne

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many young people have moved off welfare into work since the beginning of the New Deal; and how many of them were fathers and how many were mothers. [HL88]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Latest figures to the end of April 2001 show that just over 299,000 young people have left the New Deal for Young People for work. Of these, around 221,000 were young men and 78,000 were young women.

Information on parental status is not available.