§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Portsmouth, South constituency found permanent employment as a result of the 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; and if he will make a statement. [63370]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownInformation on the New Deal for Disabled People is not available at constituency level. Such information as is available is in the table.
Programme New Deal 25 plus1 New Deal 50 plus2 New Deal for Lone Parents3 Total number of people entering sustained employment', in Portsmouth, South 1998–99 30 4— 20 1999–2000 20 4— 100 2000–01 10 50 120 2001–02 60 70 140 1In 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. 2Figures for sustained employment are not given for the New Deal 50 plus and the New Deal for Lone Parents. The figures given are therefore the total number of jobs gained. 3Sustained employment is defined as employment lasting more than 13 weeks. 4Figures are not available as the New Deal 50 plus was only introduced nationally from April 2000. Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database.