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Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training is compulsory for people who are entering the new deal 25 plus for the (a) first time and (b) second and subsequent times. [143570]
Mr. Jim Murphy: New deal 25 plus is a mandatory programme for participants. Those who have not found work and left jobseekers allowance after completing the Gateway part of the programme are required to participate in the intensive activity period (IAP), which provides a package of help tailored to meet an individuals needs.
Although it is compulsory to participate in an IAP, it is not compulsory for participants to undertake training or choose the Education and Training Opportunities, whether joining the programme for the first or subsequent time.
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency received assistance from the new deal in each year since 1997. [143976]
Mr. Jim Murphy: The available information is in the following table.
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in West Lancashire constituency received assistance from the New Deal in each year since 1997. [143518]
Mr. Jim Murphy: The available information is in the following table.
New Deal in the West Lancashire Constituency | ||
People starting | People gaining a job | |
Notes: 1. Information consists of people starting and gaining a job through New Deal for Young People, New Deal 25 plus, New Deal for Lone Parents, New Deal 50 plus and New Deal for Partners. 2. Information for starts to New Deal 50 plus is only available from January 2004 and for those gaining a job through the programme from April 2003. 3. Information for New Deal for Partners for starts and jobs gained is only available from April 2004 by year at Parliamentary Constituency level. 4. Information on New Deal for Disabled People is not available at parliamentary constituency level. 5. Latest complete year data are for 2006 for people starting New Deal and 2005 for people gaining a job. 6. Programme start dates are: New Deal for Young People: January 1998; New Deal 25 plus: July 1998; New Deal for Lone Parents: October 1998; New Deal 50 plus: April 2000; New Deal for Disabled People: July 2001. 7. Data are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: New Deal Evaluation Database, Information Directorate Department for Work and Pensions. |
Mr. Philip Hammond:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2007, Official Report, columns 364-65W, on pensions, (1) how many employees benefiting from combined employer and employee contributions in excess of (a) £3,000 and (b) £5,000 belong to (i) private sector defined benefit or hybrid schemes that
are open to new members, (ii) private sector defined benefit or hybrid schemes that are closed to new members and (iii) private sector defined contribution schemes; [141438]
(2) whether the recorded contribution levels exclude the value of contracted-out rebates; and how many employees in each contribution band were contracted out; [141439]
(3) how many employees benefiting from combined employer and employee contribution in excess of £5,000 work in (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector; [141440]
(4) if he will expand the table to show the number of employees with combined employer and employee contributions that are (a) less than £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £1,999, (c) £2,000, to £2,999, (d) £3,000 to £3,999, (e) £4,000 to £4,999, (f) £5,000 to £9,999 and (g) £10,000 or more. [141469]
James Purnell: The table presented in the answer of 19 February 2007, Official Report, columns 364-65W, showed information derived from a 2005 dataset. The analysis has been repeated using the latest available 2006 data and the results are presented in table 1.
Table 1: Number of employees by level of combined employer and employee pension contributions: Great Britain, 2006 | |
Total contribution | Number of employees (million) |
Note: The figures provided exclude the value of contracted-out rebates Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006 |
The following tables present additional analyses, consistent with the results presented in table 1:
Table 2: Number of private sector employees by level of combined employer and employee pension contributions and type of scheme: Great Britain, 2006 | ||
Number of private sector employees (million) | ||
Total contribution | Defined benefit | Defined contribution |
Notes: 1. No information is available about scheme status. 2. No information about employment sector was available for a further 0.6 million members of defined benefit schemes and 30,000 members of defined contribution schemes Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006 |
Table 3: Number of employees by level of combined employer and employee pension contributions and contracted out status: Great Britain 2006 | |
Total contribution | Number of employees contracted out (million) |
Note: Contributions exclude the value of contracted-out rebates. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006 |
Table 4: Number of employees with combined employer and employee pension contributions in excess of £5,000 by employment sector: Great Britain 2006 | |
Number of employees with total contributions in excess of £5,000 (million) | |
Note: No information about employment sector was available for a further 0.4 million employees Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006 |
Table 5: Number of employees by level of combined employer and employee pension contributions: Great Britain, 2006 | |
Total contribution | Number of employees (million) |
Notes: 1. All figures are estimates and are taken from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Office for National Statistics). 2006 is the latest year for which the data are available. The coverage of the survey is Great Britain. 2. The answers only include employees aged 16 to state pension age. 3. Total pension contributions include both employee and employer contributions. 4. No information is available separately on hybrid schemes. 5. No information is available about scheme status (schemes that are open or closed to new members). 6. The answers in tables 3 to 5 cover: Occupational pension schemes (including defined benefit schemes and defined contribution schemes), group personal pension schemes, stakeholder pension schemes and those where the pension category was unknown. 7. The figures provided exclude the value of contracted-out rebates. 8. Individuals who are members of a pension scheme but where there is no information about employer or employee contributions have not been included. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006 |
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