HC Deb 24 May 2004 vol 421 cc1474-5W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many young people in the East Riding of Yorkshire he estimates have gained sustained employment through the New Deal who would not otherwise have done so; [171789]

(2) what the cost of the New Deal in the East Riding of Yorkshire has been since its inception. [171790]

Jane Kennedy

The New Deal for Young People has been successful in helping 2,570 young people in the East Riding Local Authority area into work, 2,090 of which have gained sustained employment.

Information on how many of these young people would not have gained sustained employment without New Deal intervention is not available. However, research by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) found that long term unemployment would have been twice as high without New Deal for Young People and that a large number of young people left unemployment quicker than they would have done without New Deal.

Information on the cost of New Deal in the East Riding of Yorkshire is not available.

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