§ Mr. ShawTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people have been employed in the civil service under the new deal for the young and unemployed. [19566]
§ Mr. LeslieAs at 1 October 2001 the information on civil service Departments (including their agencies) participating as employers in the new deal is as follows:
New deal starts since programme began, as at 1 October 2001 Main department (including agencies) Number Cabinet Office 32 Privy Council Office 1 Charity Commission 38 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 4 Ministry of Defence 146 Department for Education and Skills 140 Office for Standards in Education 1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 101 Intervention Board 4 Export Credits Guarantee Department 4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 11 Government Communications Headquarters 2 Department of Health 72 Home Office 121 Department for International Development 7 Law Officers' Departments 23 Lord Chancellor's Department 64 National Assembly for Wales 39 Northern Ireland Office 14 Scottish Executive 98 Registers of Scotland 1 Department of Trade and Industry 72 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 108 Health and Safety Executive 28 Office of the Rail Regulator 1 Office of Water Services 1 Ordnance Survey 1 Shadow Strategic Rail Authority (NDPB wef 1 February 2001) 1 HM Treasury 7 Office of Government Commerce 1 HM Customs and Excise 129 Board of Inland Revenue 463 Office for National Statistics 11 Royal Mint 3 Department for Work and Pensions 3,693 Total 5,442