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Employers' Liability Insurance
Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of the review of Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance; and if he will make a statement. [119445]
Mr. Browne [holding answer 16 June 2003]: The costs of the EL Review principally comprised internal staffing costs within DWP and publication costs. No consultants were engaged.
Estimated staffing costs for the review team within DWP were: £88,575. The cost of publication of the review in English was £16,178. The (estimated) cost of publication of the review in Welsh is £7,864.
These were redistributed resources within the Department and not additional costs.
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Leaflet BC1
Mr. Maples: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) social security offices and (b) job centres have the October 2002 edition of leaflet BC1 in stock; and how many hospitals give the October 2002 edition of the leaflet BC1 to new parents. [116922]
Mr. Browne: The October 2002 edition of leaflet BCI was superseded on 7 April 2003 by the current edition.
All social security offices, Jobcentres and Jobcentre Plus offices are notified of the production of new versions of leaflets on the Department's Electronic Re-ordering System. This notification advises offices to destroy old stocks and replace them with the new version of a leaflet.
The information requested on hospitals is not available. Those hospitals that have joined the Department's publicity register receive a catalogue of leaflets in April and an update in October enabling them to update their stocks of leaflets. Free copies of leaflets can also be ordered through the publicity register, or collected from our offices, Post Offices, Citizen's Advice Bureaux. Copies can also be printed from the Department's website.
Ministerial Responsibilities
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the responsibilities of each Minister in his Department. [121683]
Mr. Andrew Smith: The information is as follows.
The right hon. Andrew Smith MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all work and pension matters as well as public expenditure issues.
Minister of State for Pensions
- Pensions Overview
Pensions Legislation
Pensions Green Paper Package
Pension Credit
The Pension Service
Older People
Age Discrimination
Winter Fuel Payments
Basic Pension
SERPS/ State second pension
MIG
Stakeholder Pensions
Regulatory Reform
Third Age Service
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Minister of State for Work
- Employers (inc. National Employment Panels)
Employment Zones
Jobcentre Plus
Labour Market & Economy
Employment Strategy for Ethnic Minorities (Strategy Unit Report Lead)
Welfare to Work Overview
New Deal 25+
New Deal for Disabled People
New Deal for Lone Parents
New Deal for Partners
New Deal for Young People
Rapid Response Service
Adult Disadvantage
Industrial Injuries
Compensation Recovery
Links with DfES
New Deal 50+
Health and Safety Executive/ Health and Safety Commission
E-Government
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Commons)
- Incapacity Benefit
Disability Discrimination Act
Disability Rights Task Force
Disability Legislation
Remploy
Workstep
Disability Living Allowance/Attendance Allowance
Access to Work (Job Match)
Motability/Specialised Vehicle Fund (SVF)
Disability Rights Commission
Carers/Long Term Care
Carers Allowance
Vaccine Damage Payments
DWP Input to Veterans'
Taskforce
Independent Living Funds
Civil Partnerships
Single Equality Body
Commons Lead on:
Human Rights
Freedom of Information
Appeals and Adjudication
Maternity/Paternity pay
Asylum/Migration
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Commons)
- Housing Benefit
Council Tax Benefit
Bereavement Benefit
International Relations
European Union Business
Social Fund
Debt Management Policy
Fraud
Methods of Payment Reform
The Euro
Income Support (Working Age)
Jobseekers Allowance
Better Letters
Better Buildings
Pensions Legislation (support)
Commons Lead on:
Child Support Agency
Poverty and Social Exclusion
Green Issues
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lords)
- All issues in the Lords
Child Support
Child Support Agency
Maternity/Paternity pay
Diversity
Asylum/Migration
Green Issues
Poverty and Social Exclusion
Opportunity for All
Rural Affairs
New Deal for communities
Appeals and Adjudication
Appeals Service
Freedom of Information
Data Protection
Human Rights
Devolution
Research & Statistics
Civil Partnerships
Tax Credits
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lords)
- Cathy Ashton is a joint DfES/DWP Minister. Her specific responsibilities are:
Sure Start
Early Years and Childcare
Special Educational Needs
New Deal
Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) target population, (b) total expenditure in the last financial year and (c) the average cost of a job placement were for the (i) New Deal for Lone Parents, (ii) the New Deal for Young People and (iii) the New Deal for Disabled People. [110734]
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Mr. Browne: New deal for lone parents (NDLP) is open to all lone parents who are not working or who are working fewer than 16 hours a week. New deal for young people (NDYP) is aimed at people aged 18–24 who have been claiming jobseeker's allowance continuously for 6 months. New deal for disabled people (NDDP) is a voluntary programme aimed at people claiming incapacity or disability benefits.
Information on expenditure for 2002–03 is in the table.
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| New deal for lone parents | 80 |
| New deal for young people | 339 |
| New deal for disabled people | 27 |
Source:
Departmental Report 2002–03
In 2000 we estimated that the average cost of a young person moving into work through the NDYP was around £4,000. Independent evaluation of the prototype phase of NDLP found that the cost per participant moving into work was £1,388. A cost benefit analysis of the National NDLP programme is due to be published shortly. Equivalent estimates of cost per job are not yet available for NDDP.
Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have completed European Computer Diving Licence qualification while on New Deal placement. [118314]
Mr. Browne: Information on the achievement of qualifications by New Deal participants is not collected on a national basis.
Information 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. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will make a statement on procedures for assessment of training quality of New Deal placements; [118320]
- (2) how many providers of New Deal placements have had placements cancelled due to ineffective training or poor employment practises. [118321]
Mr. Browne: New Deal providers are subject to thorough contractual and quality audits. Individual contract reviews are conducted by Jobcentre Plus Field Contracts Managers and District Programme Quality Management Teams. Reviews assess the administration, delivery, quality and propriety of the provision being delivered against the requirements set out in providers' contracts.
In addition, the Adult Learning Inspectorate in England, and ESTYN in Wales, play a pivotal role in the quality assurance of New Deal provision, under the provisions of the Learning and Skills Act 2000. All inspection under the provisions of the Act is carried out in accordance with the Common Inspection
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Framework. The framework focuses on the learner, and on evaluating the effectiveness of education and training in meeting all learners' needs.
The information requested on the volume of providers who have had placements cancelled due to ineffective training or poor employment practices is not available as Jobcentre Plus does not collate this information on a national basis.
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of those on each option of the New Deal for Young People have entered sustained employment in the East Riding of Yorkshire since the scheme began; and how many entered sustained employment in the last (a) year and (b) quarter for which figures are available. [116763]
Mr. Browne: In the latest quarter for which information is available (January to March 2003) 20 young people left the New Deal Options for unsubsidised, sustained jobs in the East Riding authority area. This is 24 per cent. of all leavers from the Options in that period. Due to the small volumes involved, figures for individual New Deal Options for the latest quarter cannot be published because of the risk of identifying individuals.
The information requested on the New Deal for Young People since the programme began, and in the last year, is in the table:
| New Deal Option | Numbers entering unsubsidised sustained employment(4) | Numbers of Leavers(4) | Proportion of leavers entering unsubsidised sustained employment(5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | |||
| April 1998-March 2003 | 280 | 500 | 55.9 |
| April 2002-March 2003 | 40 | 110 | 36.3 |
| Education and Training | |||
| April 1998-March 2003 | 230 | 610 | 38.1 |
| April 2002-March 2003 | 40 | 100 | 38.1 |
| Voluntary Sector | |||
| April 1998-March 2003 | 100 | 240 | 39.8 |
| April 2002-March 2003 | 20 | 50 | 39.6 |
| Environment Task Force | |||
| April 1998-March 2003 | 110 | 290 | 39.1 |
| April 2002-March 2003 | 30 | 60 | 50.0 |
(4) All figures are rounded to the nearest 10
(5) Proportions are based on unrounded numbers. Therefore these figures cannot be derived from the rounded figures used in the table
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Paul Holmes), Official Report, column 925W, how many people on the education and training option of the New Deal for Young People have gained a qualification in each of the last five years. [121257]
Mr. Browne: Information on qualifications achieved through the New Deal for Young People is recorded and monitored by New Deal Personal Advisers on an individual basis at local level but it is not collected centrally and a national figure could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. While achievement of qualifications is an important element in the
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development and employability of young people, the success of the programme is measured through the number of Young People helped into work. This measure clearly shows that the New Deal is working as it has helped over 425,000 young people find work.
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