[holding answer 25 February 2010]: The information is in the following yearly table. The numbers are the numbers of people starting in the New Deal for Partners in each month. The figures are available up to November 2009 For the Chesterfield constituency, the figures are shown as Nil throughout, the tables, because of the standard downward roundings used in the Department's monthly data. Annual figures show that 50 people started in the New Deal for Partners in the five years from 2005 to 2009 inclusive.
Chesterfield constituency Derbyshire England 2005 January — 10 190 February — — 180 March — — 220 April — — 240 May — — 150 June — 10 150 July — — 170 August — 10 90 September — — 180 October — 10 120 November — 10 120 December — — 80 2006 January — — 120 February — 10 160 March — 10 200 April — 10 110 May — 10 130 June — — 150 July — — 120 August — 10 110 September — — 130 October — — 110 November — 10 160 December — 10 150 2007 January — 10 180 February — — 200 March — — 240 April — — 140 May — 10 140 June — 10 180 July — 10 150 August — — 120 September — — 150 October — 10 120 November — — 160 December — — 80 2008 January — 10 160 February — — 180 March — — 120 April — — 130 May — — 150 June — 10 150 July — — 180 August — — 130 September — — 190 October — — 200 November — 10 170 December — — 70 2009 January — — 150 February — — 110 March — — 170 April — — 100 May — — 120 June — — 110 July — 10 140 August — 10 120 September — — 140 October — — 190 November — — 160 Notes: 1. Definitions and Conventions: "—" denotes Nil or negligible. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Westminster Parliamentary Constituency: allocated (post May 2005) using the ONS postcode directory and customer's postcode. 3. The County of Derbyshire includes the local authorities: Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire, and South Derbyshire. 4. Time series - month of starting: the calendar month of starting New Deal for Partners. The latest data is to November 2009. 5. Spells are not available for New Deal for Partners so individual level data is used instead. This means that only the most recent entry to the New Deal for Partners is included. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate