Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 May 2000. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Friday, 12 May 2000 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, how many (a) men and (b) women from ethnic minority communities living in the Greater London area have benefited from the New Deal. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) men and (b) women from ethnic minority communities living in the Greater London area have benefited from the New Deal. [121122] Ms Jowell: New Deal actively promotes equality of opportunity and outcome for people of all ethnic and racial groups. Targets have been set for all Units of Delivery to achieve parity of outcome on jobs between white and ethnic minority young people, by the end of this Parliament. Latest figures show that to the end of February 2000, in Greater London, 19,157 men and 10,035 women from ethnic minority groups have benefited from starting the New Deal for young people and that 12,198 men and 2,565 women from ethnic minority groups have benefited from starting the national New Deal for long-term unemployed people aged 25 or over. Many others will have benefited from the New Deal for Lone Parents and other New Deals.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 121122; 349 c506W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Women Greater London Employment schemes Ethnic groups Minority groups Men New deal schemes
Contains statistics: Yes
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