§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people(a) aged (i) over 50 and (ii) under 30, and (b) people with disabilities have signed up to the New Deal in the Taunton Constituency. [83342]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information requested is in the table.
Cumulative number of participants in the New Deal in Taunton constituency New Deal Aged 50 + Aged under 30 Young People (from January 1998 to September 2002) — 859 25 plus (from June 1998 to September 2002) 158 94 50 plus (from April 2000 to September 2002) 160 — Lone Parents (from October 1998 to June 2002) 20 110 Note:
The numbers of participants in the New Deal for Disabled People and the New Deal for Partners are not available at constituency level.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of persons leaving(a) the gateway period and (b) each of the options in the New Deal entered (i) unsubsidised jobs and (ii) sustained jobs in each year since the establishment of the New Deal. [85988]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 9 December 2002]: The tables show the proportion of all leavers from the New Deal for Young People and re-engineered New Deal 25 plus who move into sustained, unsubsidised jobs from the gateway stage of the programme and from each of the options. In addition to these job outcomes we know from survey findings that around two-thirds of young people who leave options for unknown destinations do, in fact, find work.
For the Employment Option of the New Deal for Young People in particular, the figures prior to 2002 reflect follow-up work with employers to confirm job outcomes. This exercise will be repeated for 2002 leavers and we expect the figure of 33 per cent. to be revised in line with previous years' figures.
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Re-engineered New Deal 25 plus Proportion of leavers moving into jobs by year (percentage) Stage of leaving New Deal 2001 (April to December) 2002 (January to September) Gateway 33 29 Employment Option 13 12 Basic Employability Training 26 18 Self employment 35 32 Education/Training Opportunity 17 19 Work experience 33 21 Intensive Activity Period Training 29 22 Other (includes Training for Work) 3 13 Notes:
1. By definition, all jobs gained by New Deal leavers are sustained, unsubsidised jobs, (ie to have left the programme, they must not re-claim Jobseeker's Allowance within13 weeks). All figures are immediate destinations on leaving New Deal.
2. In April 2001, New Deal 25 Plus was extended and enhanced. Annual figures for leavers moving into jobs by gateway and each option of the pre-April 2001 programme are not available. Summary figures for the programme are contained in the Statistical First Release, which is available in the Library.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database