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19 Jun 2009 : Column 558W—continued
Members: Correspondence
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to reply to the letter of 10 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan. [280746]
Jim Knight: A reply was sent to the right hon. Member on 21 March 2009.
New Deal Schemes
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) the New Deal for Young people, (b) the New Deal for 25 plus, (c) the New Deal for 50 plus, (d) the New Deal for Disabled People, (e) the New Deal for Lone Parents, (f) the New Deal for Partners, (g) Employment Zones and (h) Pathways to Work in each year from 2007 to 2015. [266108]
Jim Knight: The table shows the relevant expenditure (actual and planned) for the financial years 2007-08 to 2010-11 inclusive. Figures for 2007-08 represent actual expenditure as published in the Departmental Report, and those for 2008-09 represent estimated outturn, pending final audit—actual expenditure will be published in the departmental report later this year. Estimates have not been made beyond the current spending review period, so no figures are available for years from 2011 to 2015.
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| Budgets | ||||
| Programme | Outturn 2007-08 | Estimated outturn 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
| Note: Figures for new deal for young people and new deal 25 plus are not accounted for separately so the combined totals are shown. The figure includes spend/budget on private sector leads, new deal for musicians, new deal self employment, work trials and new deal allowances paid to customers. | ||||
Unemployment: Lancashire
Mr. Jack:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former employees of her Department are registered as unemployed at Jobcentre
Plus's offices in ( a) the Borough of Wyre, (b) the Borough of Fylde, (c) the Borough of Blackpool and (d) the City of Preston. [279458]
Jim Knight: The information requested is not available. Details of previous employers are not collated centrally.
Welfare Reform Bill
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the provisions of (a) clause 9 of and (b) Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Bill are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. [275425]
Jim Knight [holding answer 14 May 2009]: Clause 9 of and schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Bill confer a number of new regulation-making powers allowing for requirements to be imposed on people claiming jobseeker’ allowance or employment and support allowance who are dependent on drugs or who have a propensity to misuse drugs. The regulations will include a range of safeguards to ensure that the requirements are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Government are considering including the following measures in particular:
before a benefit sanction is applied for failure to comply with a mandatory element of the policy, customers will have the opportunity to argue they had good cause for failing to comply with the new arrangements;
the content of rehabilitation plans will be agreed with the individuals concerned, including any drug treatment that will be undertaken;
the sharing of data with other organisations will be proportionate and administered in line with existing protocols; and
drug testing will be used in a proportionate way to help establish problematic drug use in cases of dispute.
The affirmative parliamentary procedure will apply to the regulations so, before they can come into force, they will have to be approved in draft by both Houses.
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