§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many people have been employed by his Department in each of the last three years under(a)the new deal for young people, (b)the new deal for the over 50s and (c)the new deal for lone parents; and at what cost, listed by category, to public funds; [44917]
(2) how many people employed by his Department under the new deal for young people in each of the last four years have subsequently (a)found unsubsidised employment for more than 13 weeks and (b)returned to jobseeker's allowance or other benefits. [45081]
§ Mr. Paul MurphySince 1 July 1999, staff in my Department have generally been seconded from the National Assembly for Wales and elsewhere. During this period, there have been no people on new deal programmes employed in the Wales Office.
Prior to that date the former Welsh Office employed seven staff under the new deal for young people. The movements of people from the new deal programme who left the Department are not monitored.
New deal recruits take up existing vacancies so extra costs to public funds are limited to the subsidy, where appropriate, and any additional training and development which may be needed. The cost of the latter cannot be readily identified.