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Tsar Appointments

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many tsars have been appointed with responsibilities which cover part of the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement. [191926]

Maria Eagle: The Department has not appointed any tsars. No other appointees who cover part of the work of the Department bear that title.

Welfare to Work Programme

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have left the New Deal for Young People to enter the Welfare to Work Programme (a) after claiming jobseeker's allowance for six months or more and (b) after claiming jobseeker's allowance for less than six months because they have (i) a physical disability, (ii) a learning disability and (iii) been advised to by a personal adviser, in each year for which the information is available. [193572]

Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the table.
New Deal for Young People (NDYP)

Period	Total starts to the programme	Of which, claimed jobseeker's allowance for six months or more at start date	Of which, claimed jobseeker's allowance for less than six months at start date	Of those claiming jobseeker's allowance for less than six months at NDYP start date, number self-recorded as disabled
January to December 1998	212,930	180,870	32,060	8,110
January to December 1999	192,290	159,100	33,190	6,350
January to December 2000	174,770	146,620	28,150	5,280
January to December 2001	162,700	134,550	28,150	4,940
January to December 2002	164,220	131,420	32,800	5,620
January to December 2003	171,890	136,850	35,040	6,100
January to June 2004	85,190	68,440	16,750	3,070
Total	1,163,990	957,850	206,140	39,470

Notes:
1. Data is for total rather than individual starts to the programme and could include people who have started the programme more than once.
2. Information is not available on whether participants have a physical or learning disability, only on whether they self-record as having a disability.
3. Information is not available on whether participants entering the programme before they have claimed jobseeker's allowance for less than six months have done so on the advice of a personal adviser.
4. Latest information is to June 2004.
5. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
DWP Information and Analysis Directorate

Work Preparation Programmes

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have entered (a) an Access to Work programme, (b) a Work Preparation programme and (c) Workstep in each year since 2001, broken down by (i) region and (ii) age. [191711]

Maria Eagle: The available information is in the tables.
Number of new Access to Work Beneficiaries

Region	2002–03	2003–04	Total
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,478	2,354	3,832
North East	954	750	1,704
North West	1,686	1,637	3,323
Scotland	1,704	1,475	3,179
Wales	1,004	973	1,977
West Midlands	1,492	1,279	2,771
East Midlands	663	1,699	2,362
East of England	753	967	1,720
South West	986	1,695	2,681
London	2,568	1,058	3,626
South East	1,911	1,546	3,457
Total	15,199	15,433	43,769

Notes:
1. Information is not available broken down by age.
2. Information is not available broken down by region prior to 2002.The total figures for 2001–02 were 13,137.
Source:
Disability Rehabilitation Division





 
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Number entering the Work Preparation programme

Region	2002–03	2003–04
North West	900	357
Northern	890	418
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,249	1,236
East Midlands	509	471
West Midlands	498	556
South West	816	1,023
London	576	460
Wales	1,187	1,290
Scotland	484	648
East of England	—	330
South East	—	575
Totals	7,109	7,364

Notes:
1. East of England and South East regions did not have Work Preparation contracts in 2002–03.
2. Figures are not available broken down by region prior to 2002. The total numbers for 2001–02 were 7,679.
3. Information is not available broken down by age.
Source:
Disability and Rehabilitation Division




Number of people starting work through WORKSTEP (including Remploy)

Age Bands	Total job starts
2001–02
16–25	961
26–35	1,028
36–45	670
46–65	730
Total	3,389
2002–03
16–25	1,035
26–35	879
36–45	703
46–65	702
Total	3,319
2003–04
16–25	922
26–35	795
36–45	732
46–65	734
Total	3,183

Note:
Information is not available broken down by region.
Source:
Disability and Rehabilitation Division

CABINET OFFICE

Members' Allowances

Mrs. Brooke: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on what basis (a) honourable Members are paid at the rate of 57.7 pence per mile and (b) civil servants are paid at a rate of 25 pence per mile for car use. [194120]

Ruth Kelly: For hon. Members, the rates of motor mileage allowance were set in 1996 to reflect motoring costs and have been uprated each year by Retail Price Index (RPI). In common with employees in all sectors, they pay income tax and national insurance on the excess over the Inland Revenue approved rate.

For civil servants, the setting of motor mileage allowances has been delegated to Departments since 1993, so rates will vary.
 
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Strategy and Delivery Units

Paul Flynn: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list the (a) public and (b) private reports the Strategy Unit produced in each of the last two years. [190242]

Mr. Milburn: The Strategy Unit undertakes a range of projects. The majority culminate in a published report; the remainder are presented as confidential advice to Ministers.

The following is a list of published reports and publications since the Strategy Unit was created in June 2002.

2004

London Project Report

Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People: Interim Analytical Report

Designing a Demonstration Project: An Employment Retention and Advancement

Demonstration for Great Britain—second edition

Life Chances and Social Mobility: An Overview of the Evidence (pdf, 289kb)

Net Benefits: A sustainable and profitable future for UK Fishing

Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England

Personal Responsibility and Changing Behaviour: the state of knowledge and its implications for public policy (pdf, 352kb)

Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime

2003

Trying It Out—The Role of 'Pilots' in Policy-Making

Strategic Audit: Discussion Document

Large Scale Social Experimentation in Britain: What Can and Cannot be Learnt from the Employment Retention and Advancement Demonstration

Innovation in the Public Sector

Quality in Qualitative Evaluation: A framework for assessing research evidence

Alcohol Misuse: Interim Analytical Report

Field Work: Weighing up the Costs and Benefits of GM Crops

Designing a Demonstration Project

Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market

2002

Life Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for Government

Assessment of Technological Options to Address Climate Change

Game Plan: a strategy for delivering Government's sport and physical activity objectives

Electronic Networks: Challenges for the Next Decade

Satisfaction With Public Services

High Performing Cities—Future Challenges

Waste Not, Want Not Report

Risk: Improving Government's capability to handle risk and uncertainty

In Demand Adult skills in the 21st century—part 2

Delivering for Children and Families

Private Action, Public Benefit

Creating Public Value

Geographic Mobility

Copies are available in the Library and are also on the Strategy Unit website at www.strategy.gov.uk
 
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Paul Flynn: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of the Strategy Unit's budget was spent on (a) public and (b) private reports in each of the last two years. [190243]

Mr. Milburn: The total Strategy Unit budget for 2003–04 was 4.7 million. Disproportionate costs would be incurred in calculating the proportion of the Strategy Unit budget spent on public and private reports.

Paul Flynn: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 4 October 2004, Official Report, columns 1863–64W, who financed the Strategy Unit report on drug supply. [190294]

Mr. Milburn: The report on drugs was financed by the Cabinet Office.

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