§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many New Deal participants have found(a) employment and (b) sustained employment in the Civil Service in each year of the New Deal to date; which Government departments and agencies have employed New Deal participants; what the (i) number of employees and (ii) duration of employment were in each case; and what customised gateways have been established for Government Departments and agencies; [85985]
(2) how many New Deal participants found work in his Department (a) in the year to April 2000, (b) in the year to April 2001, (c) in the year to April 2002 and (d) in the most recent period for which figures are available. [87003]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answers 9 December 2002 and 12 December 2002]: The available information is in the table.
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New Deal for Young People and New Deal 25 plus starts in Government Departments (including agencies) by financial year 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2000–02 2002–031 Cabinet Office 9 4 13 6 0 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister — — — — 2 Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 6 5 57 60 17 Privy Council Office 0 0 1 0 0 Charity Commission 5 13 13 11 1 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1 1 2 0 0 Ministry of Defence 7 88 43 16 24 Department for Education and Skills 12 77 51 8 0 Office for Standards in Education 1 0 0 0 0 Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 5 33 35 35 3 Intervention Board 2 1 1 0 — Export Credits Guarantee Department 4 0 0 0 0 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 3 1 5 2 0 Government Communications Headquarters 0 0 2 0 0 Department of Health 8 19 30 18 2 Home Office 1 72 26 38 5 Department for International Development 0 1 6 0 0 Law Officers' Departments 0 10 11 2 0 Lord Chancellor's Department 0 21 34 33 3 National Assembly for Wales 5 28 3 5 0 Northern Ireland Office 0 11 3 0 0 Scottish Executive (includes Scottish Office) 12 19 33 40 6 Registers of Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 Department of Trade and Industry 22 21 26 12 1 Health and Safety Executive 0 6 12 17 5 Office of the Rail Regulator 0 0 0 1 0 Office of Water Services (OFWAT) 0 0 1 0 0 Ordnance Survey 0 1 0 0 0 Shadow Strategic Rail Authority (NDPB wef 1.2.01) 0 0 1 0 — HM Treasury 2 0 2 3 4 Office of Government Commerce 1 0 0 0 0 HM Customs and Excise 1 34 77 32 1 Inland Revenue (includes NICO and Valuation Office Agency) 4 252 145 169 3 Office for National Statistics 0 10 1 0 0 Royal Mint 3 0 0 0 0 Department for Work and Pensions 356 1,758 1,177 929 120 Total 471 2,486 1,811 1,437 197 1 2002–03 figures are to 1 July 2002. Notes:
Figures for the other New Deals are not available. Information on the duration of employment is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Customised New Deal gateways were piloted in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Trade and Industry and the former Benefits Agency.
Source:
Cabinet Office
§ David HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of the New Deal for Lone Parents. [87670]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe New Deal is delivering services tailored to meet the needs of individual lone parents and giving them the skills, support and confidence they need to move into work. By the end of September 2002, the New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) had helped over 160,000 lone parents to find jobs. There has been on-going evaluation of the programme and a number of evaluation reports have been published and placed in the Library. A report of further evaluation concerning the quantitative impact of NDLP is due to be published in spring 2003.
NDLP is just one of many measures that we have introduced to help lone parents gain independence through moving into work. Together they have helped reduce the number of lone parents dependant on income support by over 15 per cent. since May 1997.
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§ David HamiltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment his Department has made of the effect the new deal has had on youth unemployment. [87671]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownSince 1997, youth unemployment has fallen by more than a third and long-term youth unemployment has been reduced by nearly three-quarters. The new deal for young people has played an important part in this success, helping almost 400,000 young people off benefit and into jobs, and improving the work prospects of many more.
Independent research by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research found that the number of young people unemployed for six months or more would be twice as high without the new deal. It also found that the new deal had increased youth employment and had had a positive knock-on effect on employment among other age groups.
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§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) pursuant to his answer of 11 December,Official Report, column 377W, on the New Deal, what adjustment has been made to the Government's expenditure plans as a result of the difference between spending on the Environmental Task Force and the amount budgeted by the former Department for Education and Employment for the period 1998 to 2002; [88095]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 11 December, Official Report, column 377W, on the New Deal, why details of expenditure on the Environment Task Force in 2001–02 are not yet available; when the figure will be made available; and if he will make a statement; [88096]
(3) pursuant to his answer of 11 December, Official Report, column 377W, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the difference in the number of young people participating in the Environment Task Force option and the target figure given by the former Department for Education and Employment in DfEE Press Release 009 of 1998. [88138]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownDue to the strength of the economy and the success of the New Deal for Young People long-term youth unemployment has been virtually eradicated. The number of young people accessing New Deal opportunities has therefore been lower than was anticipated in 1998. This has also resulted in underspends against original planning assumptions for the programme. These underspends have been used to support other welfare to work initiatives. Environment Task Force opportunities and those on the other options continue to be available for New Deal clients who need this type of help to move into work.
The Department's accounts for 2001–02 are currently being finalised and are expected to be published early in 2003. The Environment Task Force expenditure figure will be available then.
19981 1999 2000 2001 20022 Number of people leaving during the advisory process(including the Gateway) 13,320 110,870 112,870 64,830 2,940 Number of people who progressed to follow-through 700 8,130 10,000 5,820 1,070 Number of people who left to return to jobseeker's allowance3 2,680 68,210 76,450 47,380 3,110 1 New Deal 25 plus was introduced nationally in June 1998. 2 To September. 3 Among leavers from all stages of the New Deal. Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database
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Re-engineered New Deal 25 plus 20011 20022 Number of people leaving during the advisory process (including the Gateway) 33,400 54,700 Number of people who progressed to follow through 2,850 20,240 Number of leavers returning to jobseeker's allowance 36,000 23,900
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 11 December 2002,Official Report, column 377W, on the new deal, (1) how many of the 6,800 young people who secured subsidised employment starts in the construction industry subsequently secured (a) unsubsidised employment and (b) unsubsidised sustained employment; and if he will make a statement; [88097]
(2) if he will make a statement on the reasons for the difference in the number of subsidised employment starts in the construction industry under the new deal and that predicted by the former Department for Education and Employment in DFEE Press Release 70 of 1998. [88098]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownDue to the strength of the economy and the success of the new deal for young people long-term youth unemployment has been virtually eradicated. The number of young people accessing subsidised employment opportunities in the construction industry has therefore been lower than was anticipated in 1998. However, opportunities continue to be available for new deal clients who need help through subsidised employment to move into work.
We estimate that 6,800 people have started subsidised employment in the construction industry since 1998. Of these, around 3,000 subsequently moved into an unsubsidised job, some 2,800 of which were sustained. Information on the type of industry within which a subsidised job takes place is incomplete. It is likely, therefore, that these are underestimates of the number of people taking up work in the construction industry through the subsidised employment option of the new deal.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people on New Deal 25 Plus schemes(a) left after the initial advisory stage, (b) progressed to follow-through and (c) returned to claim jobseeker's allowance, in each year since 1997. [86678]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information is in the tables. In April 2001, New Deal 25 plus was extended and enhanced, to provide a flexible, more individually-tailored service to help more long-term unemployed people find jobs and remain in them.
1 From April.
2 From September
3 Among leavers from all stages of the New Deal.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to publish the evaluation of the New Deal for Lone Parents; and if he will make a statement. [85989]
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§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 9 December 2002]: The evaluation of the prototype of the New Deal for Lone Parents was published on 3 March 2000. Follow up reports and research on the national phase of the programme have been published since then, and new items of research are published as they are completed. We expect to publish a report, bringing together findings from all strands of the evaluation, in spring 2003.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of participants in the New Deal for Young People from Ethnic Minorities found(a) jobs and (b) sustained jobs in each year since 1997, broken down by ethnic group. [85984]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 9 December 2002]: The information is in the tables.
1998 All jobs Sustained Number Per cent. of starts Number Per cent. of starts Black—Caribbean 2,780 46 1,890 32 Black—African 1,410 39 950 26 Black—Other 1,240 46 840 31 Indian 1,920 52 1,530 41 Pakistani 2,980 45 2,280 35 Bangladeshi 1,030 47 810 37 Chinese 180 44 150 36 Mixed/Other 2,170 46 1,620 34 Total 13,720 46 10,060 34
1999 All jobs Sustained Number Per cent, of starts Number Per cent, of starts Black—Caribbean 2,420 48 1,730 35 Black—African 1,090 40 760 28 Black—Other 1,030 48 730 34 Indian 1,800 52 1,440 42 Pakistani 2,880 46 2,220 36 Bangladeshi 940 49 790 41 Chinese 180 47 150 39 Mixed/Other 2,110 45 1,600 34 Total 12,440 47 9,420 36 1032W
2000 All jobs Sustained Number Per cent, of starts Number Per cent, of starts Black—Caribbean 2,510 52 1,770 37 Black—African 1,270 44 900 31 Black—Other 1,140 52 820 38 Indian 1,680 55 1,370 45 Pakistani 2,990 49 2,380 39 Bangladeshi 980 49 800 40 Chinese 160 46 130 37 Mixed/Other 2,300 47 1,770 36 Total 13,020 50 9,940 38
2001 All jobs Sustained Number Per cent, of starts Number Per cent, of starts Black—Caribbean 2,180 48 1,540 34 Black—African 1,330 41 930 28 Black—Other 960 45 710 33 Indian 1,520 54 1,250 44 Pakistani 2,660 46 2,070 35 Bangladeshi 870 45 700 37 Chinese 140 46 110 35 Mixed/Other 2,480 43 1,880 33 Total 12,150 46 9,200 35
2002 (to September 2002) All jobs Sustained Number Per cent, of starts Number Per cent, of starts Black—Caribbean 1,430 37 1,000 26 Black—African 860 25 650 19 Black—Other 540 34 400 25 Indian 950 42 760 34 Pakistani 1,590 34 1,220 26 Bangladeshi 520 32 420 26 Chinese 90 33 90 30 Mixed/Other 1,870 28 1,480 22 Total 7,850 32 6,010 25