§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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. [44902]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownInformation on the destinations of people entering the New Deal for Young People in all of the Department and its agencies is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been employed by his Department in each of the last three years under(a) the 1115W 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. [44922]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed in June 2001. Figures before that date are for the former Department of Social Security and the Employment Service.
Such information as is available is as follows.
Information follows on the number of people who have started on the new deal for young people in the Department and its agencies.
People who have started on the new deal for young people Number 1998–99 347 1999–2000 207 2000–01 158 2001–021 22 1 Up to October 2001 Note:
These figures show people who have joined the Department on the new deal fixed term appointment (NDFTA) programme. They include some people recruited from the new deal for lone parents who also join the NDFTA on entering the Department. These cannot be identified separately.
The Department has also taken on 2,875 new deal jobseekers under its normal recruitment processes. This figure includes people who have been on the new deal for young people and new deal 25 plus and cannot be broken down. People recruited by the Department under the new deal 50 plus cannot be identified separately from new deal 25 plus recruits.New deal recruits take up existing vacancies so extra costs 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. The subsidy cost is approximately £1.3 million.
§ Mark TamiTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in(a) Alyn and Deeside and (b) Delyn have benefited from the New Deal. [48917]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe available information is in the table.
Total number of people entering jobs (up to the end of January 2002) Programme Alyn and Deeside Delyn New Deal for Young People 484 359 New Deal 25 plus 111 96 New Deal for Lone Parents 250 218 New Deal 50 plus 93 106 Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database
Information at constituency level is not available for the New Deal for Disabled People and the New Deal for Partners.