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National Insurance Contributions: Rebates

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the effect on costs to the Exchequer of the cap on the level of the age-related national insurance rebates for contracted-out pension schemes for each year from 1992-93 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement; [141453]

(2) what the saving to the public purse has been from capping contracted-out rebates to (a) money purchase schemes and (b) appropriate personal pensions since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [141179]

James Purnell: Age-related national insurance rebates are paid from the National Insurance Fund. Information on the effect of the cap on the rebates is in the following table.

Costs
£ million
Contracted-out money purchase schemes Contracted-out personal pension schemes

1997-98

200

600

1998-99

100

700

1999-2000

100

600

2000-01

100

600

2001-02

100

600

2002-03

(1)0

1,000

2003-04

(1)0

900

2004-05

100

700

2005-06

(1)0

500

2006-07

(1)0

400

2007-08

200

1,400

(1) Denotes where savings are less than £50 million
Notes:
1. Figures represent savings to the National Insurance Fund arising from the capping of age-related rebates
2. Figures are for GB and are expressed cash terms rounded to the nearest £100 million
3. Figures are consistent with long-term PBR 2006 projections
4. Age-related rebates were not introduced until 1997-98 so had no impact on the National Insurance Fund for the period 1992-93 to 1996-97
5. Figures for 2007-08 are based on DWP estimates. Figures before that are based on actual out-turn data but are still subject to a high degree of uncertainty due behavioural effects associated with the rebate cap.

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Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2007, Official Report, column 1540W, on national insurance contributions: rebates, for what reasons the Government are expecting the number of people in contracted-out defined benefit pension schemes to fall between 2006-07 and 2015-16; and if he will make a statement. [145375]

James Purnell: The reason estimates of the number of individuals contracted out in defined benefit pension schemes between 2006-07 and 2015-16 is shown to be declining, is due to a fall in the number of private sector contracted-out defined benefit schemes, and a fall in the number of such schemes open to new members. This is based on evidence from the 2004 and 2005 GAD Occupational Pension Schemes Survey.

New Deal for 50 Plus

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants of the New Deal 50 Plus left the programme for employment in each month since its inception. [140714]

Mr. Jim Murphy [holding answer 6 June 2007]: Since April 2001, over 170,000 people have gained a job while registered with new deal 50 plus.

Information on the number of people leaving new deal 50 plus who are recorded as having an immediate destination of employment, by the month they left, is provided in the table. This information is only available from February 2004.

The figures in the table do not include all people who have gained a job while registered with new deal 50 plus.


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New deal 50 plus
Number of leavers to employment

2004

February

40

March

80

April

120

May

140

June

170

July

240

August

220

September

210

October

290

November

270

December

270

2005

January

240

February

230

March

230

April

310

May

340

June

310

July

320

August

260

September

330

October

280

November

290

December

280

2006

January

200

February

320

March

310

April

240

May

210

June

290

July

180

August

190

September

240

October

200

November

200

Notes:
1. Data on leavers is only available from February 2004.
2. Latest information is to November 2006.
3. Figures do not include people who have moved into employment but remain on the programme.
4. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Information Directorate, DWP from IMS (Labour Market System) data.

New Deal for Partners

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people the Government estimate to have been eligible to participate in the New Deal for Partners in each month since 2004. [145882]

Mr. Jim Murphy: The information is not available.


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New Deal for Young People

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training is compulsory for people who are entering the new deal for young people for the (a) first time and (b) second and subsequent times. [143568]

Mr. Jim Murphy: New deal for young people 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 one of four Options: the Employment Option; the Full Time Education and Training Option; the Voluntary Sector Option or the Environment Task Force Option. Participants will discuss and agree the most appropriate Option with a Personal Adviser, taking into account their specific needs. Although it is compulsory for participants to choose an Option, it is not compulsory for them to undertake training or choose the Full Time Education and Training Option, whether joining the programme for the first or subsequent time.

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants there were on the new deal for young people in each month since 1998; and how many of them left the scheme for sustainable employment in each month. [145145]

Mr. Jim Murphy: People entering new deal for young people (NDYP) receive intensive help to support them into work. This is delivered through the Gateway, the NDYP Options and the follow-through period.

The available information on the number of participants on NDYP in each month, and the number of those leaving the programme in each month to sustained employment is in the table.


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New deal for young people
Month of participation Number of participants Of which, the number who subsequently left to sustained employment Proportion leaving to sustained employment

1998

July

102,490

48,510

47.3

August

112,800

52,530

46.6

September

120,050

55,090

45.9

October

126,090

56,560

44.9

November

129,940

57,370

44.2

December

133,130

58,580

44.0

1999

January

138,490

61,300

44.3

February

141,760

62,240

43.9

March

144,530

62,830

43.5

April

145,560

62,700

43.1

May

145,730

62,600

43.0

June

144,410

61,860

42.8

July

145,990

62,780

43.0

August

143,560

61,660

43.0

September

138,050

58,650

42.5

October

131,360

54,360

41.4

November

126,800

51,700

40.8

December

127,700

52,920

41.4

2000

January

129,470

54,700

42.2

February

128,730

54,670

42.5

March

128,350

54,330

42.3

April

127,090

53,680

42.2

May

126,120

53,030

42.0

June

122,550

51,480

42.0

July

121,980

51,330

42.1

August

119,350

50,040

41.9

September

111,400

45,930

41.2

October

106,430

42,950

40.4

November

103,080

40,880

39.7

December

103,810

41,730

40.2

2001

January

105,820

43,630

41.2

February

104,670

43,280

41.3

March

103,550

42,790

41.3

April

102,950

42,290

41.1

May

102,310

41,750

40.8

June

99,550

40,330

40.5

July

100,220

40,690

40.6

August

97,940

39,460

40.3

September

94,730

37,410

39.5

October

91,600

35,180

38.4

November

89,410

33,620

37.6

December

90,550

34,520

38.1

2002

January

92,450

35,890

38.8

February

94,370

36,990

39.2

March

96,170

37,790

39.3

April

97,180

38,110

39.2

May

98,110

38,390

39.1

June

96,400

37,830

39.2

July

97,730

38,560

39.5

August

96,110

37,750

39.3

September

92,510

35,810

38.7

October

89,930

33,860

37.7

November

87,530

32,180

36.8

December

88,860

33,020

37.2

2003

January

92,460

35,340

38.2

February

92,870

35,770

38.5

March

94,440

36,600

38.8

April

94,430

36,540

38.7

May

95,150

36,880

38.8

June

94,360

36,670

38.9

July

96,410

37,800

39.2

August

95,690

37,430

39.1

September

92,640

35,660

38.5

October

88,960

32,840

36.9

November

87,320

31,430

36.0

December

88,190

32,000

36.3

2004

January

90,470

33,610

37.2

February

90,300

33,540

37.1

March

90,680

33,250

36.7

April

90,310

32,540

36.0

May

89,940

31,830

35.4

June

87,760

30,720

35.0

July

87,820

30,660

34.9

August

86,460

29,900

34.6

September

82,770

27,570

33.3

October

78,810

24,740

31.4

November

77,610

23,290

30.0

December

78,720

23,860

30.3

2005

January

80,500

24,840

30.9

February

81,400

24,980

30.7

March

82,490

25,240

30.6

April

83,840

25,360

30.2

May

84,670

25,230

29.8

June

83,360

24,590

29.5

July

85,970

25,320

29.5

August

86,480

25,300

29.3

September

83,840

23,690

28.3

October

82,060

22,080

26.9

November

81,310

20,860

25.7

December

83,440

21,490

25.8

2006

January

86,770

23,010

26.5

February

88,390

23,380

26.5

March

91,840

23,970

26.1

April

93,660

23,990

25.6

May

95,930

23,760

24.8

June

95,340

22,750

23.9

July

97,780

22,580

23.1

August

97,790

21,430

21.9

September

93,320

17,730

19.0

October

90,360

13,820

15.3

November

88,380

10,300

11.7

Notes:
1. A person participating on the programme for more than one month will be included in the table for each month that they are participating.
2. People leaving the programme to sustained employment are counted in each month for the duration of their participation on the programme, for example, a person starting the programme in January 2005, who leaves for sustained employment in May 2005, will be counted in January, February, March, April and May 2005.
3. A person is defined as leaving new deal for young people for employment if they have not returned to claim jobseeker’s allowance within 13 weeks.
4. Numbers and proportions of people leaving to sustained employment in more recent months would be expected to be lower as some of these people will only recently have joined the programme and will not have had time to leave to sustained employment.
5. Information on participants is only available from July 1998.
6. Latest data is to November 2006.
7. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, Information Directorate, DWP

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