§ Dr. Jack CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the number of young people in(a) West Cumbria and (b) Copeland who have benefited from the New Deal; and if he will make a statement. [148010]
§ Mr. BrowneThe New Deal for Young People has been successful in helping over 460,000 young people into work, including 1,160 people in the Copeland constituency. Figures for West Cumbria are not available; however, 4,910 young people in the Jobcentre Plus Cumbria district have been helped into work by New Deal for Young People.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have entered the employer option under the New Deal for Young People in each year since 1997, broken down by ethnicity; how many people have entered the full-time education and training option under the New Deal for Young People in each year since 1997, broken down by ethnicity; and if he will make a statement. [147815]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the tables.
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New Deal for Young People: Starts to employment option, broken down by ethnicity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 White 12,580 16,650 13,950 10,650 10,130 5,190 Black-Caribbean 220 330 250 160 180 70 Black-African 90 110 100 80 80 50 Black-Other 100 140 100 90 60 30 Indian 130 230 170 150 120 60 Pakistani 260 390 300 240 210 100 Bangladeshi 80 120 90 100 80 30 Chinese 10 20 20 10 10 10 Other 170 230 200 170 180 120 Prefer not to say 330 630 520 360 290 190 Missing2 570 300 70 20 10 0
New Deal for Young People: Starts to full-time education and training option broken down by ethnicity 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031 White 24,300 32,480 24,600 14,320 16,800 14,600 Black-Caribbean 840 1,440 1,000 750 880 740 Black-African 690 1,070 680 710 1,040 930 Black-Other 420 610 430 330 360 290 Indian 410 590 360 250 300 220 Pakistani 890 1,200 1,000 800 880 720 Bangladeshi 260 380 230 190 240 210 Chinese 70 90 80 50 60 50 Other 700 1,230 1,110 1,090 1,840 2,190 Prefer not to say 810 1,730 1,250 820 750 730 Missing2 90 60 20 10 0 0 1 To September. 2 It, has only been compulsory to record ethnicity on the Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System (LMS) since the spring of 2002, and some ethnicity codes were not recorded before then.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants on New Deal for Young People in the Chesterfield constituency have been placed on training courses for(a) up to one year and (b) over one year in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [147819]
§ Mr. BrowneIn the 12 months to September 2003,70 people started on the New Deal for Young People (NDYP) Full-Time Education and Training Option in Chesterfield.
It is the policy of New Deal for Young People that nobody should be placed on an NDYP Full-Time Education and Training course for longer than a year.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants have joined the New Deal for Young People(a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) more than three times, broken down by ethnicity; and if he will make a statement. [147820]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the following table:
New Deal for Young People: Number of times people have joined the programme broken down by ethnicity Ethnic group Once Twice Three times More than three White 485,660 119,620 28,400 5,000 Black-Caribbean 13,380 5,060 1,470 260 Black-African 12,270 2,980 690 130 Black-Other 6,340 1,990 490 70 Indian 11,970 2,190 450 60 Pakistani 20,670 5,080 1,180 190 Bangladeshi 7,440 1,610 330 50 Chinese 1,420 230 40 10 Other 25,120 4,440 990 170 Prefer not to say 27,730 5,390 1,050 190 Missing 6,590 70 10 0 Total 618,620 148,640 35,080 6,110 Note: Figures are to the end of September 2003. Source: DWP Information and Analysis Directorate.