HC Deb 20 November 2001 vol 375 cc177-9W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the long-term unemployed in the pilot areas for the new deal for the long-term unemployed found(a) jobs and (b) sustained jobs in (i) each of the three years prior to the inception of the new deal pilots and (ii) in each year since their inception. [9334]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

In the new deal 25-plus pilots, the proportion of long-term unemployed participants who left the programme for sustained jobs was 33 per cent. in 1999 and 34 per cent. in 2000 and 2001 to date. Equivalent figures for years prior to the new deal 25-plus pilots are not available. However, evaluation of the new deal 25-plus pilots showed that long-term unemployed participants were over 70 per cent. more likely to move into work than those participating in the pre-April 2001 national programme.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people joined the voluntary section option of the new deal for young people between July 1999 and October 2001; and how many of these(a) completed their course before leaving the new deal and (b) left their course before completing the new deal; [11598]

(2) how many people have joined the (a) Environmental Task Force option, (b) the subsidised employment option and (c) the voluntary sector option of the new deal since implementation; and how many and what percentage of these (i) completed their programme before leaving the new deal, (ii) left their programme before completing it and (iii) left at any stage for unknown destinations; [11599]

(3) how many people joined the Environmental TaskForce option of the new deal for young people between July 1999 and October 2001; and how many of these (a) completed their course before leaving the new deal and (b) left their course before completing the new deal. [11595]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The latest results for the new deal for young people are contained in the Statistical First Release which is available in the Library. Information on numbers completing options is not available.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit sanctions were imposed on participants in the New Deal for Young People in each year since its introduction(a) nationally and (b) by region, broken down into each of the four options. [11601]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The information requested is published in the Employment Service Labour Market Statistics: Analysis of Sector Decision Making, copies of which are available in the Library.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will answer the question (No. 7981) of 8 October from the hon. Member for Hertsmere concerning the number of persons on the new deal for young people recruited by Government Departments. [15775]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

[holding answer 19 November 2001]: I answered the question on Monday 19 November 2001.

Dr. Kumar

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on(a) the number of participants in the new deal for young people from the Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency in the last 12 months, (b) the destination of people leaving the scheme and (c) the cost involved. [16433]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The information is in the tables:

Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency
Month Number of new deal for young people participants
2000
August 509
September 491
October 477
November 459
December 447

Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency
Month Number of new deal for young people participants
2001
January 454
February 459
March 448
April 430
May 417
June 414
July 400
August 352

Note:

Figures are for the end of each month and are the latest available.

Source:

New Deal Evaluation Database.

Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency
Destination on leaving the new deal for young people Number of clients
Unsubsidised employment 656
Other benefits 224
Other known destinations 331
Not known 393
Total leavers 1,604

Note:

Figures are cumulative to the end of August 2001.

Source:

New Deal Evaluation Database.

Estimates of the cost of the programme are not available at constituency level.