§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance he issues on the proportion of money allocated to training under the new deal to be spent on(a) administration and (b) training delivery. [53744]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownNo guidance is issued on the proportion of money allocated to new deal training which may be spent on administration and delivery.
Contracting staff in Jobcentre Plus follow guidance on how to evaluate and approve bids from organisations interested in delivering new deal provision. The guidance contains criteria against which the quality of how a provider intends to deliver their services are measured. This guidance, the Approved Provider Procurement and Contracting Guidance, is commercial in confidence. However, organisations wishing to contract with Jobcentre Plus are provided with supporting information at both stage 1 and stage 2 of the contracting process. This includes a high level overview of both the evidence required to support the application to gain 'approved' status and the evaluation criteria used within the competitive bidding round
The providers who win the contracts are monitored during the life of the contract to ensure that they deliver to the standards they proposed in their bids and to support continuous improvement in the quality of their delivery.
In addition, new deal provider guidance supplements the delivery, quality and administrative requirements which are set out in provider contracts by detailing the records providers need to retain to support audit trail requirements.
§ Martin LintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Battersea constituency found permanent employment as a result of New Deal for(a) long-term unemployed 25 plus, (b) lone parents, (c) disabled people and (d) 50 plus in each of the years since they were introduced. [55802]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe available information is in the table.
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Total number of people entering sustained employment1 in Battersea, up to the end of January 2002 New Deal 25 plus2 New Deal for Lone Parents3 New Deal 50 plus3 1998–99 37 8 4— 1999–2000 72 62 4— 2000–01 70 69 12 2001–02 54 49 22 Total 233 188 34 1 Sustained employment is defined as employment lasting more than 13 weeks. 2 In April 2001 New Deal 25 plus was extended and enhanced, to provide a flexible, more individually-tailored service to help more people get jobs and remain in them. 3 Figures for sustained employment are not available for the New Deal for Lone Parents and the New Deal 50 plus. The figures given are therefore the total number of jobs gained. 4 Figures not available as the New Deal 50 plus was only introduced nationally from April 2000. Note:
Information on the New Deal for Disabled People is not available at constituency level.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database
§ Martin LintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Battersea constituency have benefited from the New Deal. [55801]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownOur New Deal programmes have helped nearly 1,000 people into work in Battersea. Detailed information is in the table which follows. As well as those who have been helped to jobs, many more have benefited from the programmes in other ways. The New Deals give people the skills, experience and confidence to improve their prospects of getting a job in the future.
Programme Total number of participants up to the end of January 2002 Total number of people entering jobs up to the end of January 2002 New Deal for Young People 11,274 467 New Deal 25 plus 11,243 284 New Deal for Lone Parents 508 188 New Deal 50 plus 34 34 1 A number of these participants will have remained on the programmes beyond January, and of these many will enter jobs as a result of their participation. Note:
Information on the New Deal for Disabled People and the New Deal for Partners is not available at constituency level.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database