New Deal (Hansard, 26 March 2003)

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place a copy of the latest quantitative evaluation of the New Deal 50 plus in the Library. [90819]

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
All evaluation reports on the New Deal 50 plus published by this Department are placed in the Library as a matter of course.

§ Mr. Boswell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have enrolled in the New Deal for Disabled People; of them, how many have been enrolled in more than one programme; and how many have completed courses and moved into(a) permanent and (b) temporary employment. [104061]

§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP), through its network of over 60 Job Brokers across England, Scotland and Wales, is helping people with health problems and disabilities to move into work.
The available information is in the table.

People helped into work through NDDP (July 2001 to
December 2002)

Total

People registering with a Job Broker 35,316

People helped into work 8,676

People achieving sustained work 2,330

Notes:
1. Sustained work is defined as the customer remaining in paid work for at least 26 out of 39 weeks.
2. Information is not available for numbers of NDDP customers who have undertaken other programmes while registered with a Job Broker, or on the numbers of customers who have found temporary work.

§ Ms Buck
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents have agreed to participate in the New Deal for Lone Parents in London since its inception; how many and what percentage of participants have obtained employment; and what percentage of participants obtained employment in other regions in England. [96894]
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§ Mr. Nicholas Brown
The information is in the table.

Region Number of
participants in
the New Deal for
Lone Parents
Participants who
have gained
employment
Proportion of
participants
gaining
employment
(percentage)

London 41,630 16,030 39

Wales 21,170 11,200 53

Scotland 32,560 17,230 53

Yorkshire/

Humberside 31,030 17,150 55

West Midlands 28,300 13,960 49

East Midlands 19,320 10,160 53

East of England 21,020 10,990 52

South West 26,640 14,570 55

South East 31,180 16,050 51

North East 18,290 10,160 56

North West 45,500 24,130 53

Great Britain 316,770 161,700 51

Notes:
1. Data are provided for Jobcentre Plus regions
2. Data are from the start of the national NDLP programme (October 1998) to September 2002.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP

People helped into work through NDDP (July 2001 to December 2002)
	Total
People registering with a Job Broker	35,316
People helped into work	8,676
People achieving sustained work	2,330

Region	Number of participants in the New Deal for Lone Parents	Participants who have gained employment	Proportion of participants gaining employment (percentage)
London	41,630	16,030	39
Wales	21,170	11,200	53
Scotland	32,560	17,230	53
Yorkshire/
Humberside	31,030	17,150	55
West Midlands	28,300	13,960	49
East Midlands	19,320	10,160	53
East of England	21,020	10,990	52
South West	26,640	14,570	55
South East	31,180	16,050	51
North East	18,290	10,160	56
North West	45,500	24,130	53
Great Britain	316,770	161,700	51