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New Deal Schemes: Lancashire

Volume 480: debated on Wednesday 8 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many residents of West Lancashire constituency have found employment, work experience or training through the New Deal since its inception, broken down by New Deal programme. (221744)

Information regarding work experience and training is only available for new deal for young people and new deal 25 plus. The available information is in the following tables.

Number of people who have found jobs by each new deal programme from their inception to February 2008 in West Lancashire parliamentary constituency

Number

New Deal for Young People

1,640

New Deal 25 Plus

460

New Deal for Lone Parents

1,220

New Deal for Disabled People

300

New Deal 50 Plus1

160

New Deal for Partners1

10

1 Figures for new deal 50 plus are not available prior to April 2003 and for new deal for partners figures are not available prior to April 2004.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Those people who have participated on subsidised employment option are included in the above figures for the relevant new deal programmes.

3. Figures for new deal for young people, new deal 25 plus, new deal for lone parents, new deal 50 plus and new deal for partners are available at:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/tabtool_nd.asp

Source:

Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate

Number of people who have participated in subsidised employment option or full time education option on the new deal for young people in West Lancashire parliamentary constituency to February 2008

Number

Subsidised Employment Option

70

Full time Education Option

200

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Figures include those who have left the New Deal programme and current participants.

3. These figures are published at:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/tabtool_nd.asp

4. Immediate destination on leaving is measured within two weeks of leaving new deal, using information from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS).

Source:

Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate

Number of people who have participated in subsidised employment option or full time education option on the new deal for 25 plus in West Lancashire parliamentary constituency to February 2008

Number

Subsidised Employment Option

10

Full time Education Option

340

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Immediate destination on leaving is measured within two weeks of leaving new deal, using information from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS).

3. Employment includes those in employment and self employment.

4. Figures include those who have left the New Deal programme and current participants.

5. Figures do not include current participants on the follow-through stage of the programme.

6. These figures are published at:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/tabtool_nd.asp

Source:

Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate