HC Deb 31 January 2002 vol 379 cc539-40W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the breakdown of the costs of the publicity campaign for the new deal for lone parents. [18979]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

A breakdown of costs is available only for the last financial year 2000–01 which was £2,292,000 advertising and media and £295,000 other costs.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how much his Department has spent in the last 12 months on(a) television advertisements,(b) radio advertisements, (c) newspaper advertisements, (d) internet advertisements and (e) leaflets or pamphlets relating to the promotion of the 50-plus; [18052]

(2) how much his Department has spent on (a) television advertisements, (b) radio advertisements, (c) newspaper advertisements, (d) internet advertisements and (e) leaflets or pamphlets relating to the promotion of the new deal for disabled people in each year since its inception; [18051]

(3)how much his Department has spent on (a) television advertisements, (b) radio advertisements, (c) newspaper advertisements, (d) internet advertisements and (e) leaflets or pamphlets relating to the promotion of the new deal for young people in each year since its inception; [18048]

(4)how much his Department has spent on (a) television advertisements, (b) radio advertisements, (c) newspaper advertisements, (d) internet advertisements and (e) leaflets or pamphlets relating to the promotion of the new deal for lone parents in each year since its inception; [18050]

(5)how much his Department has spent on (a) television advertisements, (b) radio advertisements, (c) newspaper advertisements, (d) internet advertisements and (e) leaflets or pamphlets relating to the promotion of the new deal for the long-term unemployed in each year since its inception; [18049]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

Information is not available in the format requested and it would involve disproportionate cost to answer.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much of his Department's budget for the next 12 months has been allocated to promotion of(a) the new deal 50-plus, (b) the new deal for disabled people, (c) the new deal for lone parents, (d) the new deal for the long-term unemployed and (e) the new deal for young people. [18039]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

In the current financial year the following sums have been allocated to the new deal programmes.

Programme Allocation (£ million)
New deal 50-plus 1
New deal for disabled people 1.12
New deal 25 plus 0.938
New deal 18–24 2
New deal for lone parents 2.03

Allocations for the financial year 2002–03 have not yet been made.