HC Deb 10 April 2003 vol 403 cc414-6W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 12 March 2003,Official Report, column 335, on the New Deal, how many individuals embarked upon test trading under (a) the New Deal for Young People and (b) the New Deal 25 Plus, in each period listed. [104628]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The information is in the table.

New Deal for Young People Total numbers of people starting test trading
April 1998 to December 2000 3,400
January to December 2001 1,050
January to September 2002 900
Total 5,350

New Deal 25 plus Total numbers of people starting test trading
April to December 20011 910
January to September 2002 3,020
Total 3,930

Source: New Deal Evaluation Database

Note:1 New Deal 25 plus did not have a self-employment option until it was enhanced in April 2001.

In the answer given to the hon. Member, on 12 March, Official Report, column 335W, the table for the New Deal 25 plus was incorrectly labelled. The section labelled as January to December 2002 should have read January to September 2002.

The corrected table is as follows:

New Deal 25 plus2 Left New Deal for sustained employment following test trading1
April 1998 to December 2001 30
January to September 2002 410
Total 440

Notes:

1 Figures include people who moved into sustained employment as employees following test trading.

2 New Deal 25 Plus did not have a self-employed option until it was enhanced in April 2001.

3Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Source: Labour Market System and New Deal Evaluation Database

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