New Deal Schemes

Mr. Ruffley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of applicants on each new deal programme were placed in (a) unsubsidised and (b) subsidised jobs in each region in each quarter since 1998.

Mr. Jim Murphy
A new deal subsidy is only paid through new deal for young people and new deal 25 plus so all of those placed into work through the other new deals have been placed into unsubsidised employment.

The available information has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Ruffley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) participants, (b) first-time participants and (c) repeat participants there were on each new deal programme in each region in each quarter of each year since 1998.

Mr. Jim Murphy
The available information has been placed in the Library.