§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding has been provided to New Deal task forces in each year since 1998. [158230]
§ Mr. BrowneThe information requested is as follows.
New Deal for Young People—spending on the environmental task force (ETF) £ million 1997–981 0 1998–992 15 1999–2000 42 2000–01 42 2001–02 42 2002–03 31 2003–043 31
£ million 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 1997–98 43 — — — — — 1998–99 260 34 — 18 1 1 1999–2000 370 97 3 39 22 5 2000–01 412 60 56 43 14 11 2001–02 308 213 87 46 10 8 2002–03 339 254 106 80 27 6 2003–04 340 255 56 82 27 11 Total 2,072 913 308 308 101 42 Notes:
1. All figures are outturn figures except; 2002–03 estimated outturn and, 2003–04 planned expenditure.
2. All figures are rounded to the nearest £ million
Source:
2003 DWP Departmental Report (Cm 5921)
1342W1 New Deal for Young People (NDYP) started in January 1998. As participation in the NDYP Options normally commenced after a 4 month Gateway period, spend on the Options, including the ETF, was very small and has been rounded to zero.
2 This corrects the figure that was given in my answer to the hon. Member for Havant (David Willetts), on 14 July 2003, Official Report, columns 78–79W.
3 Estimated outturn.
4 All figures are rounded to the nearest million.
Source:
Departmental Report 2003
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money has so far been spent on each constituent element of the New Deal. [164042]
§ Mr. Browne[holding answer 26 March 2004]: The information is in the table.