To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of New Deal participants were placed in (a) sustained and (b) unsustained employment in each year since the scheme began, broken down by New Deal provider. (137753)

[holding answer 18 May 2007]: Information on the proportion of New Deal participants placed into sustained and unsustained employment in each year since the programme began, broken down by New Deal provider, could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.