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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on programmes to help the unemployed move back to work in each year since 1997; if he will list the programmes involved, specifying the amounts spent on each programme in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each amount was spent in Scotland. [211989] Jane Kennedy: The available information is in the tables. Expenditure on labour market programmes for the unemployed _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Programme2 £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage £ million3, 4 £ million3,4 Percentage New Deal for 18-25+ 12 0 0 179 10 6 Work Based Learning for 382 0 0 264 0 0 Adults5 Project Work 41 0 0 8 0 0 Jobsearch Provision6 39 3 9 30 3 11 Employment Zones 0 0 0 1 0 0 Others7 21 0 1 13 0 2 Total 494 4 1 495 13 3 1999-2000 2000-01 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Programme2 £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage New Deal for 18-25+ 353 34 10 335 37 11 Work Based Learning for 264 0 0 2 0 2 Adults5 Project Work 0 0 0 275 0 0 Jobsearch Provision6 32 3 11 30 3 12 Employment Zones 1 0 0 54 6 11 Others7 12 0 1 7 0 3 Total 657 37 6 703 47 7 1999-2000 2000-01 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Programme2 £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage New Deal for 18-25+ 359 36 10 292 42 14 New Deal 50+ 2 0 6 3 0 6 Work Based Learning for 168 1 0 123 0 0 Adults5 Jobsearch Provision6 19 3 17 16 3 21 Employment Zones 93 10 11 86 8 10 Others7 7 0 4 11 0 4 Total 648 50 8 531 55 10 2003-04 Total spend Spend in Scotland 1 Programme2 £ million3, 4 £ million3, 4 Percentage New Deal for 18-25+ 352 42 12 New Deal 50+ 3 0 6 Work Based Learning for Adults5 160 0 0 Jobsearch Provision6 19 3 15 Employment Zones 79 10 12 Ambitions 8 0 6 Others7 18 1 7 Total 639 57 9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes expenditure incurred by Employment Service's/Jobcentre Plus' "Office for Scotland" region. Figures exclude expenditure controlled centrally within the Employment Service/Jobcentre Plus and DWP/DfEE; and expenditure that has been devolved to the Scottish Executive. 2 The programmes exclude initiatives not primarily aimed at the unemployed. 3 Figures rounded to nearest million; figures may not sum due to rounding. 4 Figures comprise DEL programme expenditure only. 5 Called Training for Work in Scotland. Figures for Scotland excluded as this is a devolved responsibility. 6 Jobsearch provision includes expenditure on Jobclubs, Jobplan and Jobsearch. 7 Includes expenditure on Jobfinders Grant, Travel to Interview Scheme, Advisers Discretionary Fund, Worktrials, Job Transition Service/Rapid Response Service, Workwise/Worklink, Jobmatch, Restart, Employment Retention and Advancement Demonstration, and associated programme expenditure (e.g. marketing and research).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c2020-2W;431 c2012-4W; 211989

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Employment Expenditure Employment schemes Scotland Unemployed people

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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