§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have taken part in the New Deal for Musicians in each year of the programme's existence. [147952]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information requested is in the table. 103W
Number of participants in New Deal of Musicians Year Total in year 1999 1,515 2000 3,484 2001 4,015 2002 2,859 20031 1,590 Total 13,463 1 Up to 28 August 2003 Source:
New Deal for Musicians Database
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in(a) his Department and (b) Job Centre Plus are employed in administering the New Deal for Musicians. [147953]
§ Mr. BrowneThere is no separate administrative resource allocated specifically to New Deal for Musicians as it is delivered as part of the wider New Deal for Young People and New Deal 25 plus.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been placed in sustainable employment by the New Deal for Musicians; and what percentage that represents of the total number of people taking part in the programme. [147954]
§ Mr. BrowneSince November 2002 New Deal for musicians has been adopted as part of the mainstream New Deals; New Deal for young People and New Deal 25plus. The successful job outcomes of New Deal for Musicians therefore contribute to the total data of those two programmes as appropriate.
Separate statistical information on the number of New Deal for Musicians participants finding sustainable jobs is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the annual cost is of the New Deal for Musicians(a) this year and (b) for each year of the programme's existence. [147955]
§ Mr. BrowneThe estimated cost of the three year New Deal for Musicians national pilot was £9 million. Annual costs are not available for this period. The spend on New Deal for Musicians for 2002—03 is £3.1 million and 2003—04, to December 2003, is £2 million.