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New Deal

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals have benefited from the (a) New Deal for Young People, (b) New Deal 25 plus, (c) New Deal 50 plus, (d) New Deal for Disabled People, (e) New Deal for Lone Parents, (f) New Deal for Partners, (g) New Deal: self-employment and (h) New Deal for Musicians in (i) Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, (ii) the Scottish Borders region and (iii) Scotland in each year since the introduction of each; and if he will make a statement. [180955]

Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the tables.
 
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Numbers helped into work through the New Deal—Scotland

	Starts	Jobs
New Deal for Young People(9)
1998	13,940	5,720
1999	14,310	11,960
2000	12,960	11,160
2001	13,380	9,170
2002	15,870	9,050
2003	19,390	9,030
2004	5,190	2,150
Total	95,030	58,250
New Deal 25 plus(10)
1998	3,280	540
1999	7,090	2,140
2000	6,840	2,550
2001	11,050	3,640
2002	12,580	5,230
2003	12,290	5,070
2004	2,970	1,120
Total	56,110	20,290
New Deal for Lone Parents(11)
1998	660	240
1999	6,360	3,740
2000	5,930	4,500
2001	7,760	5,100
2002	10,960	6,520
2003	14,890	6,900
2004	4,860	1,800
Total	51,410	28,810
New Deal 50 plus(12)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	3,170
2001	—	4,180
2002	—	4,040
2003	—	780
2004	—	—
Total	—	12,180
New Deal for Disabled People(13)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	310	40
2002	2,720	1,030
2003	3,610	2,410
2004	920	640
Total	7,560	4,110
New Deal for Partners(14)
1998	—	—
1999	220	30
2000	380	60
2001	350	110
2002	150	60
2003	140	30
2004	40	10
Total	1,280	310
New Deal for Musicians(15)
1998	—	—
1999	160	70
2000	330	120
2001	400	110
2002	360	50
2003	340	40
2004	50	10
Total	1,640	390
Self-employment 8
1998	170	—
1999	160	—
2000	380	—
2001	610	—
2002	800	—
2003	430	—
2004	20	—
Total	2,560	—

 
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Numbers helped into work through the New Deal—Scottish Borders local authority

	Starts	Jobs
New Deal for Young People(9)
1998	190	90
1999	270	210
2000	190	180
2001	190	140
2002	250	150
2003	220	140
2004	60	30
Total	1,360	930
New Deal 25 plus(10)
1998	30	10
1999	60	30
2000	60	40
2001	180	60
2002	140	60
2003	110	40
2004	30	10
Total	620	240
New Deal for Lone Parents(11)
1998	10	10
1999	110	70
2000	100	80
2001	170	100
2002	190	120
2003	260	130
2004	50	30
Total	880	530
New Deal 50 plus(12)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	90
2001	—	90
2002	—	80
2003	—	10
2004	—	—
Total	—	270
New Deal for Disabled People(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
New Deal for Partners(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
New Deal for Musicians(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
Self-employment 8
1998	10	—
1999	0	—
2000	10	—
2001	10	—
2002	10	—
2003	0	—
2004	0	—
Total	30	—

 
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Numbers helped into work through the New Deal—Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale parliamentary constituency

	Starts	Jobs
New Deal for Young People(9)
1998	110	50
1999	140	120
2000	110	100
2001	90	80
2002	140	80
2003	100	60
2004	40	20
Total	730	500
New Deal 25 plus(10)
1998	20	0
1999	30	20
2000	30	10
2001	90	30
2002	60	40
2003	60	20
2004	20	10
Total	300	120
New Deal for Lone Parents(11)
1998	0	0
1999	90	50
2000	60	60
2001	90	60
2002	120	70
2003	190	100
2004	40	20
Total	600	380
New Deal 50 plus(12)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	30
2001	—	40
2002	—	40
2003	—	10
2004	—	—
Total	—	120
New Deal for Disabled People(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
New Deal for Partners(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
New Deal for Musicians(17)
1998	—	—
1999	—	—
2000	—	—
2001	—	—
2002	—	—
2003	—	—
2004	—	—
Total	—	—
Self-employment 8
1998	10	—
1999	0	—
2000	10	—
2001	0	—
2002	0	—
2003	0	—
2004	0	—
Total	20	—

⁽⁹⁾ New Deal for Young People data is from January 1998.
⁽¹⁰⁾ New Deal 25 plus data is from July 1998.
⁽¹¹⁾ New Deal for Lone Parents data is from October 1998.
⁽¹²⁾ New Deal 50 plus data is from April 2000 and relates to people who have started work through New Deal 50 plus and received the Employment Credit.
⁽¹³⁾ New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) data is from July 2001 and starts relate to registrations with an NDDP job broker.
⁽¹⁴⁾ New Deal for Partners data is from May 1999.
⁽¹⁵⁾ New Deal for Musicians data is from August 1999.
⁽¹⁶⁾ There is no separate New Deal for Self-employment. Self-employment figures are for New Deal for Young People, New Deal 25 plus and New Deal 50 plus and are for people who have received advice and guidance on self-employment, or started self-employment test trading. Information on access to self-employment help for other programmes is not available.
⁽¹⁷⁾ Data is not available at local authority or parliamentary constituency level for New Deal for Disabled People, New Deal for Partners and New Deal for Musicians.
Notes:
1. All data is to March 2004 apart from New Deal for Musicians which is to February 2004 and New Deal 50 plus which is to March 2003.
2. All data relates to individuals apart from New Deal for Partners data which relates to the number of starts to the programme.
3. Totals may not sum as figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Information and Analysis Directorate




 
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Dr. Jack Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many women in (a) Copeland and (b) Cumbria have benefited from the New Deal for Lone Parents since its introduction; what the rate of take-up is; and if he will make a statement. [182806]

 
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Jane Kennedy: Through the New Deal we have introduced a wide range of initiatives to help lone parents improve their employment prospects by giving them the skills, support and confidence they need to move into work.

The New Deal runs alongside other measures helping lone parents into work and making work pay. These include our National Childcare Strategy, the lone parent's benefit run-on, the child tax credit and the working tax credit (including the childcare tax credit).

610 women have started New Deal for Lone Parents in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland since the beginning of the programme in October 1998, of whom, 320 have gained a job. Since the introduction of Work-Focused Interviews in April 2001, 16 per cent. of women attending a Work Focused Interview in Copeland went on to join the New Deal for Lone Parents.

Since the beginning of the programme in October 1998, 2,750 women have started New Deal for Lone Parents in the Jobcentre Plus district of Cumbria, of these 1,530 have gained a job. Since the introduction of Work-Focused Interviews in April 2001, 17 per cent. of women attending a Work Focused Interview in Cumbria have gone on to join the New Deal for Lone Parents.

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