§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Wales have benefited from the(a) New Deal for Young People,(b) New Deal for Long Term Unemployed and (c) New Deal for Lone Parents by (i) constituency and (ii) county.[157662]
§ Mr. BrowneThe available information is in the table:
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Number of people in Wales who have benefited New Deal for Young People ,New Deal 25+ and New Deal for Lone Parents by constituency to the end of December 2003 New Deal for Young People New Deal 25 + New Deal for Lone Parents Individual starts
Individuals into work
Individual starts
Individuals into work
Individual starts
Individuals into work
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 2,040 1,370 600 250 1,260 740 Monmouth 760 510 500 220 320 200 Montgomeryshire 440 300 220 110 360 160 Neath 1,570 1,010 680 260 690 360 Newport East 1,220 750 770 310 570 340 Newport West 1,500 900 1,070 350 630 350 Ogmore 1,180 790 380 150 760 460 Pontypridd 1,280 880 460 210 800 470 Preseli Pembrokeshire 1,400 940 680 250 560 260 Rhondda 1,750 1,120 560 230 750 370 Swansea East 1,780 1,140 970 470 1,010 620 Swansea West 1,660 1,030 1,160 500 660 420 Torfaen 1,420 950 440 150 790 480 ValeofClwyd 1,110 690 270 80 1,130 560 Vale of Glamorgan 1,490 970 840 350 1,100 730 Wrexham 970 580 500 170 760 440 Ynys Mon 1,440 990 680 210 870 470 Wales 51,050 32,720 24,190 ",430 31,180 17,520 Note: Figures may not sum to Wales total due to rounding and missing constituency codes. Source: New Deal Evaluation Data Base.
Number of people in Wales who have benefited New Deal for Young People ,New Deal 25+ and New Deal for Lone Parents by constituency to the end of December 2003 New Deal for Young People New Deal 25 + New Deal for Lone Parents Individual starts
Individuals into work
Individual starts
Individuals into work
Individual starts
Individuals into work
Isle of Anglesey 1,470 990 680 210 870 470 Gwynedd 2,220 1,580 1,010 340 1,380 750 Conwy 1,530 990 560 160 1,560 800 Denbighshire 1,300 800 340 100 1,300 660 Flintshire 1,650 1,070 1,000 380 1,690 910 Wrexham 1,760 1,060 820 300 1,450 850 Powys 1,320 860 810 370 1,010 480 Ceredigion 1,080 680 670 300 440 240 Pembrokeshire 2,300 1,560 1,110 440 960 490 Carmarthenshire 3,230 1,980 1,290 440 1,380 680 Swansea 4,510 2,860 2,810 1,290 2,250 1,370 Neath Port Talbot 3,010 1,900 1,260 450 1,520 830 Bridgend 2,080 1,380 650 250 1.400 840 The Vale of Glamorgan 1,770 1,140 1,090 480 1,300 850 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, 4,690 3,120 1,520 670 2,340 1,290 Merthyr Tydfil 1,590 1,080 470 190 1,000 590 Caerphilly 3,600 2,470 1,020 410 2,440 1,450 Blaenau Gwent 1,940 1,210 830 320 1,120 650 Torfaen 1,520 1,010 480 160 830 500 Monmouthshire 840 570 520 240 360 220 Newport 2,590 1,540 1,770 630 1,130 660 Cardiff 5,050 2,870 3,480 1,300 3,450 1,940 Wales 51,050 32,720 24,190 9 430 31,180 17,520 Source: New Deal Evaluation Data Base.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers on the New Deal scheme there have been in each year since 1998. [158224]
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§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the table:
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New Deal—Number of jobseekers on each New Deal since 1998 Year started on programme
New Deal for Young People
New Deal 25 plus New Deal 50 plus New Deal for Lone Parents
New Deal for Disabled People
New Deal for Partners
1998 212,930 177,750 — 6,620 — — 1999 192,300 141,950 — 69,080 — — 2000 174,970 116,330 224,830 71,190 — — 2001 163,170 118,530 35,080 80,080 37,090 — 2002 165,450 113,790 31,830 109,870 28,740 — 2003 172,870 105,580 46,300 597,880 33,630 — Total 1,081,680 673,920 98,040 434,720 69,460 67,480 1Data are for July to December. 2Data are for April to December and relate to starts to the ND50 + Employment Credit. 3Data are from July. 4Data are for January to March and relate to starts to the ND50 + Employment Credit. 5Data are to September. 6No annual breakdown is available for New Deal for Partners. Notes: 1.All other data are for January to December each year. 2.Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. All figures are starts rather than individuals and include people who may have started New Deal more than once. Source: DWP Information and Analysis Directorate.
§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many jobseekers on the New Deal programme have been placed on an environmental task force in each year since 1998; [158228]
(2) if he will make a statement on the projects that have been undertaken by New Deal environmental task forces. [158229]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information is in the table.
New Deal for Young People Number of participants on the Environmental Task Force
1998 8,050 1999 23,870 2000 21,870 2001 17.570 2002 17,630 2003 15,000 Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Includes people who may have started on the programme more than once. Source: Department for Work and Pensions New Deal database. The Environmental Task Force (ETF) Option for New Deal for Young People (NDYP) aims to enhance the long term employment prospects of young unemployed people through high quality work placements and job search help.
A wide range of projects are delivered through the programme, which aim to deliver environmental benefits to local communities in line with the Government's sustainable development priorities. These include among other things: improving the local landscape and conserving its wildlife; improving the energy efficiency of buildings; and bringing derelict land and buildings back into use.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the Government's definition is of sustained employment; [158380]
(2) how many New Deal participants have found sustained unsubsidised employment.[158423]
§ Mr. BrowneSustained employment is defined as moving into work and not reclaiming benefit for 13 weeks. We only record sustained jobs for NDYP and ND25 plus. The information requested is in the table.
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Number of New Deal Participants that have found Sustained
Unsubsidised Employment
(to December 2003)
New Deal for Young People 353,040 New Deal 25 plus 112,250 Total 465,290 Source New Deal Evaluation Database , Information and Analysis Directorate, DWP
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the objectives are of(a) the New Deal and (b) each New Deal programme.[158382]
§ Mr. BrowneThe objectives of all the New Deal programmes are the same: to improve individuals' employment prospects and reduce the incidence of longterm sustained unemployment. New Deal also aims to work closely with employers to ensure that they are engaged in the design and delivery of local programmes. More than a million people have been helped into work by the New Deal, with the job prospects of thousands more improved by being given the skills, experience and confidence needed to succeed in the labour market.
New Deal for Lone Parents and New Deal for Partners also feed into our targets of reducing child poverty and the number of workless households.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many New Deal participants have received a nationally-recognised qualification; and what percentage that represents of total participants. [158420]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation on qualifications held and subsequently achieved through New Deal is recorded and monitored by New Deal personal advisers on an individual basis at local level. However, information at national level could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many New Deal participants have ceased to claim Jobseeker's Allowance. [158422]
§ Mr. BrowneThe following table gives the number of people who left New Deal for Young People and New Deal 25 plus whose immediate destination was not to claim JSA.
Number of New Deal participants who have ceased to
claim Jobseekers Allowance
New Deal for Young People1 878,840 New Deal 25 plus2 335,540 Total 1,214,380 1January 1998 to December 2003 2April 1998 to December source New Deal Evaluation Database, Information and Analysis Directorate, DWP.
§ Mr. George OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of New Deal leavers have had their destination recorded as unknown in each year since the inception of the New Deal, broken down by New Deal programme.[158428]
§ Mr. BrowneThe available information is in the table.
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Numbers of New Deal leavers whose destination has been recorded as unknown New Deal for Young People 19,540 54,410 54,080 51,080 53,120 61,720 New Deal 25 plus 2,460 12,870 12,110 13,200 19,270 23,390 New Deal for Lone Parents 360 7,380 9,790 21,190 9,480 15,150 Percentage of New Deal leavers whose destination has been recorded as unknown New Deal for Young People 25 28 27 29 32 34 New Deal 25 plus 18 10 9 11 18 20 New Deal for Lone Parents 24 12 11 120 9 13 1 Proportion leaving to an unknown destination for NDLP is higher in 2001 following an exercise which identified people who had been recorded as participating on NDLP but had no contact for at least six months. Source: New Deal Evaluation Database, Information and Analysis Directorate, DWP.