§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people employed by her Department under the new deal for726W young people in each of the last four years have subsequently (a) found unsubsidised employment for more than 13 weeks and (b) returned to jobseekers' allowance or other benefits. [45088]
§ Mr. MorleyInformation is not held centrally on the number of new dealers who have found unsubsidised employment for more than 13 weeks or who have returned to jobseeker's allowance or other benefits.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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. [44910]
§ Mr. MorleyThe number of people who have been employed by the Department and its agencies under the new deal programmes for the last three financial years is as follows:
(a) Young people (18 to 24-year-olds) Number 1998–99 5 1999–2000 6 2000–01 31 The Department does not hold information on the number of new dealers employed on either the (b) over 50s or (c) lone parents programmes.
The figures for young people include both subsidised and unsubsidised starts. New deal recruits take up existing vacancies so extra costs to public funds are limited to the subsidy, where appropriate, and any additional training and development which may be needed. The cost of the latter cannot be readily identified.