Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 February 2000. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 February 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 long term unemployed people living within the Greater London area have benefited from the New Deal measures since their introduction. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many long-term unemployed people living within the Greater London area have benefited from the New Deal measures since their introduction. [107290] Ms Jowell: Up to November 1999, 59,700 young people and 42,850 long-term unemployed adults have benefited from entry to the New Deals in the Greater London area since these initiatives started in 1998. It is a measure of the success of the Government's Welfare to Work policies that 22,300 young people and 6,320 adults in London have found jobs through the New Deals. The remainder are benefiting from the help that the Personal Adviser can offer. This includes help with barriers to employment, access to specialist help and, training, education and work experience opportunities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 344 c887W; 107290
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Greater London Employment schemes Long term unemployed people New deal for long term unemployed
Contains statistics: Yes