Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 1999. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 1999 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 people who would fit the Government's target category for the New Deal for Young People left unemployment between January 1993 and May 1997. - Inc table. (Holding answer 16 March 1999).

Answer: Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people who would fit the Government's target category for the new deal for young people left unemployment between January 1993 and May 1997. [77176] Mr. Andrew Smith: [holding answer 16 March 1999]: The information is provided in the following table, based on the monthly count of people claiming jobseeker's allowance or national insurance credits: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 18-24 year old 6 month plus claimants of unemployed-related January 1993 to May 1997 benefits Total offlows from the claimant count 1,654,434 Average monthly offlow from the claimant count 33,089 Total change in stock of claimants 200,960 Average monthly change in stock of claimants -4,019 Total change in stock of claimants (%) -54.2 Monthly percentage point change in stock of claimants -1.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: All data are seasonally unadjusted

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 77176; 328 c365W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Jobseeker's allowance Employment schemes Young people Unemployment New deal for young people National insurance credits
Contains statistics: Yes