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Number of converted cases in (a) Scotland and (b) Angus constituency from April 2003 to September 2007
Number of converted cases
Scotland Angus

April 2003 to March 2004

540

20

April 2004 to March 2005

820

20

April 2005 to March 2006

1,420

30

April 2006 to March 2007

1,890

40

April 2007 to September 2007

680

20

Notes: 1. The latest available data is at September 2007. 2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. 3. A small number of cases are excluded from these figures as the non-resident parent’s postcode is not recorded and therefore cannot be allocated to a parliamentary constituency. This accounts for under 0.5 per cent. of cases.

Members: Correspondence

John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects the Parliamentary Business Unit of the Falkirk Child Support Agency to reply to the hon. Member of Edinburgh, West’s letter of 22 August on his constituent Mr. Keith Millar. [160617]

Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the Chief Executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Duncan Gilchrist, dated 29 October 2007:

National Insurance Contributions

Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) women aged 60 and over and (b) men aged 65 and over will have accrued 30 years or less national insurance contributions before April 2010. [160392]


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Mr. Mike O'Brien: The latest information available indicates that at the end of the financial year 2003-04 there were almost 4.5 million women and around 150,000 men between state pension age and age 80 who had accrued 30 or fewer qualifying years for basic state pension.

However, individuals with 30 or fewer qualifying years can still qualify for a full basic state pension under the current arrangements.

Entitlement to a basic state pension depends on a number of factors including the number of qualifying years accrued, home responsibilities protection and the spouse's contribution record.

Notes:

1. Figures refer to people who are estimated to be resident in the UK in 2003-04.

2. Detailed information is not available for people aged 80 and over due to archiving of records from the National Insurance Recording System.

Source: Lifetime Labour Market Database 2, 2003-04

New Deal for Young People: Shepway

Mr. Howard: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of participants in the new deal for young people in the Shepway district were repeat participants in the last year for which figures are available. [156612]

Caroline Flint [holding answer 17 October 2007]: New deal for young people has helped 1,060 people into work in the Shepway district since it started in January 1998. In the period March 2006 to February 2007(1) 40 per cent. of those on the programme in the Shepway district were repeat participants.

New Deal Schemes

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of participants in each of the New Deal programmes returned to benefits within (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) 12 months and (d) two years of leaving the programme in the latest period for which figures are available. [159622]

Caroline Flint: People who have been on the New Deal programme who subsequently return to benefits may be in receipt of out of work or inactive benefits and may not, due to changes in personal circumstances,
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necessarily return to the benefit they were claiming before they participated in New Deal.

The available information is in the following table.

Percentage of New Deal leavers who returned to benefits within 3, 6, 12 months and two years of leaving the programme
3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months

New Deal for Young People

9

29

50

66

New Deal 25 plus

8

20

36

56

New Deal for Lone Parents

5

11

19

31

New Deal 50 plus

11

20

32

44

New Deal for Disabled People

7

13

21

31

New Deal for Partners

5

11

20

31

Notes: 1. Latest data are to February 2007, therefore, allowing for a 24 month gap, only New Deal leavers to February 2005 are included in the 24 month column; allowing for a 12 month gap, only New Deal leavers to February 2006 are included in the 12 month column; allowing for a six month gap, only New Deal leavers to August 2006 are included in the six month column and, allowing for a three month gap, only New Deal leavers to November 2006 are included in the three month column. 2. People claiming within three months will also be included as claiming within six, 12, and 24 months. People claiming within six months will also be included as claiming within 12 and 24 months. People claiming within 12 months will also be included as claiming within 24 months. 3. The benefits included are: incapacity benefits; invalid care allowance; income support; jobseeker's allowance; severe disablement allowance, and widows'/bereavement benefits. 4. A benefit claim has only been included if it is a new claim after leaving New Deal. People can leave New Deal and continue a benefit claim; these people are not included as returning to benefit. Source: Information Directorate, DWP.


Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of participants in each of the New Deal programmes returned to out of work benefits, including those who continued to claim an out of work benefit whilst participating in the New Deal, in each year since 1997. [159623]

Caroline Flint: The available information is in the following table.


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Percentage of new deal participants who returned to out of work benefits in each year from 1998
New deal for young people New deal 25 plus New deal for lone parents New deal 50 plus New deal for disabled people New deal for partners

1998

79

81

76

(1)

(1)

(1)

1999

83

90

79

(1)

(1)

(1)

2000

83

90

77

(1)

(1)

(1)

2001

83

87

78

(1)

85

(1)

2002

81

82

71

(1)

72

(1)

2003

77

81

71

(1)

69

(1)

2004

72

75

69

70

59

35

2005

65

72

63

67

54

34

2006

50

66

57

66

55

28

(1) Not applicable.
Notes:
1. Data refer to the year in which individuals left new deal, which may not be the same year in which they subsequently claimed a benefit.
2. Data include people who were claiming a benefit before participating on new deal who continued to claim during participation and after leaving the programme.
3. Benefits included are: Incapacity benefit, income support and jobseeker’s allowance.
4. Information for new deal for disabled people are only available from 2001 and from 2004 for new deal 50 plus and new deal for partners.
5. Latest complete year data are for 2006.
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 for partners: April 1999; new deal 50 plus: April 2000; new deal for disabled people: July 2001.
Source:
Information Directorate, DWP.

New Deal Schemes: Gwent

Mr. Touhig: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many participants in the New Deal in Islwyn have been placed on training courses for (a) up to one year and (b) over one year in the last 12 months. [161119]

Caroline Flint: The information requested is not available.

Occupational Pensions

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many occupational pension schemes have fully wound up since 1997; how many are in the process of winding up; and what the membership of such schemes was in each year since 1997. [159616]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The following information was provided by the pensions regulator.


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