New Deal Mr. Willetts To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the New Deal for Young People has cost in each year, broken down into expenditure on (a) subsidies to employers, (b) payments to external providers, (c) payments to participants (d) employment service costs and (e) other economic categories. [114555] Paul Holmes To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of New Deal expenditure was spent on (a) subsidies to employers, (b) payments to external providers, (c) payments to participants, (d) Jobcentre Plus costs and (e) other costs, broken down by programme, in each year since the programme began; and if he will make a statement. [122468] Mr. Browne The information is in the tables. ----------------------------------- | | ----------------------------------- |Subsidies to employers | ----------------------------------- |Payments to external providers | ----------------------------------- |Payments to participants | ----------------------------------- |Departmental administrative costs| ----------------------------------- Notes: 1. Due to rounding differences, and changes in allocation, figures provided may not sum to previous figures given. 2. No money was allocated to other economic categories. Source: Jobcentre Plus.