Written question asked by Bob Blizzard (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 March 2001. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Friday, 23 March 2001 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, what mechanism exists for determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Blizzard: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what mechanism exists for determining whether direct displacement of existing employees has taken place in firms participating in the New Deal. [155063] Ms Jowell: Displacement is monitored by a combination of macro-economic assessment and employer surveys. Recent research undertaken by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the Policy Institute found little evidence of displacement. New Deal has already placed 274,000 young people and almost 70,000 older long-term unemployed people into jobs. Unemployment is at its lowest for 25 years and employment is at its highest ever.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 155063; 365 c405W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Employment schemes Standards Unemployment New deal schemes New deal for young people New deal for long term unemployed
Contains statistics: Yes
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