Written question asked by Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 1998. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will comment on the objectives of the New Deal. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the objectives of the New Deal. [34932] Mr. Andrew Smith: The overall objectives of the New Deal, which have been drawn up with the benefit of advice from the New Deal Task Force, are as follows: to help into jobs young and long term unemployed people and lone parents and disabled people who wish to work and to improve their prospect of staying in and progressing in employment, and to increase the long term employability of young and long term unemployed people, and of lone parents and disabled people who wish to work. The New Deal will be evaluated fully. We intend to build a composite picture of how the New Deal is working, using a wide range of methodologies that together will help assess how far the objectives have been met.

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