§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have been employed by her 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. [44920]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999.
Since that date my Department has employed one person under the New Deal for Young People, one under the New Deal for Over 50s and two under the New Deal for Lone Parents. The only costs to my Department have been salary costs.