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New deal in Great Britain
People starting
New deal for young people New deal 25 plus New deal for lone parents New deal 50 plus New deal

1998

137,010

40,430

8,860

186,300

1999

128,150

72,060

59,120

259,330

2000

115,370

60,530

59,130

235,030

2001

106,950

76,380

64,080

253,220

2002

110,730

81,610

86,690

303,650

2003

122,690

80,690

90,900

324,990

2004

115,760

80,250

114,660

36,090

397,780

2005

128,500

78,800

122,080

26,730

418,110

2006

178,690

94,210

115,240

15,930

469,170

Notes:
1. Information on new deal is available for Great Britain, not the UK.
2. Information for South Tyneside is available by local authority area.
3. Information for the north east is available by Jobcentre Plus region.
4. Information for new deal as a whole includes, where available, data for new deal for disabled people and new deal for partners. Individual new deal figures may thus not sum to totals.
5. Information on people joining the new deal 50 plus caseload is only available from January 2004.
6. Information is for individuals. If a person has started new deal more than once, only their latest start is included in the table.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, Information Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions.

New Deal for Long Term Unemployed

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 jobseeker’s 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 individual’s 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.

New Deal Schemes: Blackpool

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.


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New deal in the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency
People starting People gaining a job

1998

250

130

1999

400

290

2000

370

300

2001

390

310

2002

470

350

2003

420

360

2004

550

340

2005

580

320

2006

600

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 partners: April 1999.
7. Data are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, Information Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions.

New Deal Schemes: Lancashire

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

1998

400

170

1999

440

360

2000

460

440

2001

490

350

2002

520

400

2003

640

440

2004

580

390

2005

650

340

2006

660

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.

Occupational 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
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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)

Less than £5,000

7.9

£5,000 to £5,999

1.1

£6,000 to £7,499

1.2

£7,500 to £9,999

0.9

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

£3,000 to £4,999

0.6

0.2

£5,000 or more

1.2

0.3

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)

Less than £5,000

5.0

£5,000 to £5,999

1.0

£6,000 to £7,499

1.1

£7,500 to £9,999

0.8

Note:
Contributions exclude the value of contracted-out rebates.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2006

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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)

Private sector

1.8

Public sector

2.0

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)

Less than £1,000

1.4

£1,000 to £1,999

1.8

£2,000 to £2,999

1.8

£3,000 to £3,999

1.6

£4,000 to £4,999

1.3

£5,000 to £9,999

3.3

£10,000 or more

0.9

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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