Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 1999. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Monday, 11 January 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 have entered the New Deal gateway in the Eastleigh Borough Council area since its inception; and how many took up each New Deal option. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have entered the New Deal gateway in the Eastleigh borough council area since its inception; and how many took up each New Deal option. [64753] Mr. Andrew Smith: It is not possible to provide separate figures for individual towns or council areas. The latest Government Statistical Service figures for the Southampton and South West Hampshire Unit of Delivery, which covers Eastleigh, show that, to the end of September 1998, (a) 751 young people had entered the Gateway and 97 have secured unsubsidised employment (b) 108 had joined one of the four options: 29 on the Employment option; 7 on the Voluntary Sector option; 1 on the Environment Task Force; and 71 on the Full-Time Education and Training option.

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