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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many young people who have been in local authority care have entered the New Deal; and what proportion this represents of care leavers aged 18 to 24 years who are unemployed. - Will write to my HonFriend and place...

Asked by

Debra Shipley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 1999

Reference

97305; 337 c760W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Employment on measures to help the young unemployed in Wales. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Ann Winterton (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 October 1999

Reference

94101; 336 c901W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, when he intends to publish the Social Exclusion Unit report on 16 to 18 year olds not in education, employment or training; and if he will make a statement. - Announcement that publishing today, copies in Library. Inc figures and ref to White Paper "Learning...

Asked by

Julia Drown (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 July 1999

For answer on

13 July 1999

Answered on

13 July 1999

Ms Drown: To ask the Prime Minister when he intends to publish the Social Exclusion Unit report on 16 to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training; and if he will make a statement. [91008] The Prime Minister: Last summer, I asked the Social Exclusion Unit to assess how many 16 to 18-year-olds are not in education, work or training, to analyse the reasons why and to produce proposals to reduce the number significantly. I am publishing the Unit's report today. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. At any one time, more than 160,000 16 to 18-year-olds--one in 11 of the age group--are not in education, training or work. The young people most likely not to participate in education, training or work during this period of their lives come from backgrounds of poverty or unemployment in the family, have truanted or been excluded from school, have been in care or live in the poorest neighbourhoods. There are clear links between non-participation and other problems encountered in adolescence. Half the young women who are outside education, work or training are teenage parents or carers, and there are links also with homelessness, offending and serious drug misuse. Non-participation at this time in their lives has a dire effect on young people's future life prospects. By their mid-twenties, they are much more likely than their peers to have no qualifications, to be unemployed, to be poor, to experience poor health and depression and, if they are men, to have a criminal record which damages their prospects of work. The Government have a number of programmes in place to tackle educational under-achievement and youth disaffection, including the setting up of youth offending teams. But more needs to be done. The Unit's Report shows that there is little joined-up delivery of services to young people, and that the end of compulsory schooling at 16 is seen by too many young people as the end of education, rather than as a basis for its continuation. For too many of them, no one is responsible outside the family for guiding them through adolescence and there is not enough effective support to help them overcome personal problems that get in the way of learning. There are also strong arguments for giving more financial help to young people from poor families who want to stay on in education. The Unit's Report plots a way forward in combating social exclusion among this age group. The Government believes that young people should be given every encouragement and support to stay in full-time education after they are 16 and reach at least a Level 2 qualification. It will ask the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to consult on ways of giving young people who stay in education until 16 recognition for what they have achieved in education and elsewhere. It will build on improvements already in train in education and skills for 13 to 19-year-olds, with a particular emphasis on the education received by young people in custody. To extend the financial support available to young people to stay in education, the pilots of the Education Maintenance Allowance will be extended to include homeless and disabled young people, and those with high transport costs, for example in rural areas. The Report also provides more detail on the new Youth Support Service, which was announced in the White Paper "Learning to Succeed" (Cm 4392) on 30 June. The aim of the new service will be to provide for young people between the ages of 13 and 19 individually tailored guidance and support, in places and ways which meet their needs. The youth support service will be a new service operating in a radically different way. It will look at the broad range of needs which a young person may have, focusing on those who require most help with the clear goal of supporting participation in learning. It will link closely with other agencies in doing this. It is clear that the best defence against social exclusion is having a job, and the best chance of having a job is to be well educated. This will be more the case in the information age of the future than it has ever been. The years between 16 and 18 are crucial ones; making the wrong decision at that stage can affect a young person's prospects for the rest of their life. This action plan for the whole of Government will help to put young people firmly on the right track.

Date

13 July 1999

Reference

91008; 335 c89-90W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, If he will make a statement on measures to help the young unemployed in Wales. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 1999

Reference

88540; 334 c571W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what estimate he has made of the numbers of participants in New Deal programmes who have not obtained a job after they have completed their participation. - Including figures. (Holding answer 2 July 1999).

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 1999

Reference

89415; 334 c560W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1161

Draft memorandum of the German Presidency on youth and Europe - our future. (Contribution to the Presidency report on the Euroean Employment Pact). European Council. 1999. (Deposited by DFEE 11.06.99).

Deposited by

European Council

Type

Deposited papers

Date

14 June 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1161

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, If he will make a statement on the employment effect of the New Deal in Wales to date. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Rowlands (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1999

Reference

85182; 332 c360W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what success the New Deal has had in reducing the number of unemployed young people. - Inc figures, fable and fact that copy of final evaluation report to be placed in library.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 May 1999

For answer on

8 June 1999

Answered on

8 June 1999

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what success the New Deal has had in reducing the number of unemployed young people. [85335] Mr. Andrew Smith: As the following table shows, since New Deal was introduced nationally in April 1998, unemployment amongst the eligible group has fallen by 41 per cent. compared with a fall of 2.5 per cent. for all unemployed people aged over 25. The youth labour market is very dynamic, so some people would have left the claimant count without the help provided by New Deal. Nevertheless, initial evidence comparing Pathfinder areas (where New Deal started three months earlier) with the rest of the country suggests that the New Deal increased both the flow of young people out of unemployment and the flow into jobs. The impact of New Deal is being addressed through a comprehensive evaluation programme. All final reports from the evaluation will be published and copies placed in the Library. Unemployed claimants (UK, nsa) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Aged 18-24 Aged 25 Up to 6 months over 6 months over 12 months All aged 18-24 All April 1998 226,000 119,900 50,000 345,900 1,028,000 April 1999 229,700 70,900 16,300 300,500 1,003,1001 Change +3,700 -49,000 -33,700 -45,400 -24,900 Percentage change +1.5 -41 -67 -13 -2.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

8 June 1999

Reference

85335; 332 c310-2W;332 c310-1W

House

House of Commons

Job losses, the state of industry and the new deal

Job losses, the state of industry and the new deal. Tenth opposition day debate (part 2). Motion negatived on division (287 to 115). Amendment agreed to on division (257 to 123).

Lead member

Lord Redwood

Answering member

Stephen Byers

Department

Department of Trade and Industry; Department for Education and Employment

Type

Opposition days

Date

29 April 1999

Reference

330 c537-89

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Member

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

15 April 1999

Reference

329 c380-1

House

House of Commons

President of the Council

Supplementary business question on long-term unemployment in young people.

Member

Ian Bruce (Conservative)

Type

Business questions

Date

15 April 1999

Reference

329 c380-1

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the impact of the New Deal on the number of unemployed young people. - Includes table.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 March 1999

For answer on

30 March 1999

Answered on

30 March 1999

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the impact of the New Deal on the number of unemployed young people. [77829] Mr. Andrew Smith: Since New Deal Pathfinders were introduced in January 1998, unemployment amongst the eligible group has fallen by 35 per cent. compared with a fall of 4 per cent. for those not eligible. The youth labour market is very dynamic and so some people would have left the claimant count without the help provided by New Deal. Nevertheless, initial evidence comparing Pathfinder with non-Pathfinder areas suggests that the New Deal has increased the flows of young people out of unemployment and the flow into jobs. The impact of New Deal is being addressed through a comprehensive evaluation programme. All final reports from the evaluation will be published and copies placed in the Library. Unemployed claimants (UK), nsa, 000s) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Aged 18-24 over 6 months up to 6 months All aged 25 and over January 1998 118.5 256.8 1,088.5 January 1999 77.0 250.9 1,043.0 Change -41.5 -5.9 -45.5 % change -35% -2% -4% _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

30 March 1999

Reference

328 c635-6W; 77829

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

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).

Asked by

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 March 1999

For answer on

25 March 1999

Answered on

25 March 1999

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

Date

25 March 1999

Reference

77176; 328 c365W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many individuals in the target group of the New Deal for 18 to 24 year olds have left unemployment (i) between May 1997 and the nation-wide commencement of the New Deal and (ii) between the nation-wide commencement of the...

Asked by

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 February 1999

For answer on

4 March 1999

Answered on

4 March 1999

Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many individuals in the target group of the New Deal for 18 to 24-year-olds have left unemployment (i) between May 1997 and the nation- wide commencement of the New Deal and (ii) between the nation-wide commencement of the New Deal and the latest available date. [71131] Mr. Andrew Smith: 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 (i) May 1997-April 1998 (ii) April 1998-January 1999 unemployed-related benefits Total offlows from the claimant count 222,011 177,902 Average monthly offlow from the claimant 20,183 19,767 count Total change in stock of claimants 50,129 42,950 Average monthly change in stock of claimants -4,557 -4,772 Total change in stock of claimants (per -30 -36 cent.) Monthly percentage point change in stock of -2.7 -4 claimants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: All data are seasonally adjusted

Date

4 March 1999

Reference

326 c834W; 71131

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) 16 to 17 year olds and (b) 18 to 24 year olds in Northern Ireland are unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation definition. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Malcolm Moss (Conservative)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 March 1999

Reference

72914; 326 c648W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many young people aged between 18 and 24 years were out of work and claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel-to-work area who had been unemployed in excess of six months, at (i) April 1997, (ii) April 1998 and (iii) October 1998. -...

Asked by

Lord Lansley (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 February 1999

For answer on

25 February 1999

Answered on

25 February 1999

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many young people aged between 18 and 24 years were out of work and claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel-to-work area who had been unemployed in excess of six months, at (i) April 1997, (ii) April 1998 and (iii) October 1998. [72365] Ms Hewitt: [holding answer 22 February 1999]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Andrew Lansley, dated 25 February 1999: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on those claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel-to-work area (TTWA). The information you have requested is derived from the monthly claimant count of people claiming unemployment-related benefits (i.e. Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits). Essentially, all people who were claiming these benefits on the count day are counted. The date you have requested for those aged 18-24 in the Cambridge TTWA is given below and are not adjusted to take account of seasonal factors. Cambridge TTWA: Claimant count for over 6 months _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age 18-24 April 1997 384 April 1998 216 October 1998 168 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

25 February 1999

Reference

72365; 326 c425W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many 18 to 24 year olds were registered as unemployed and claiming benefit in the Cambridge travel to work area in (i) April 1997, (ii) April 1998 and (iii) October 1998. - Inc figs and text of letter from Tim Holt of...

Asked by

Lord Lansley (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 1999

Reference

70424; 325 c590-1W;325 c592-3W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland and (b) 18 to 24 year olds in Scotland are unemployed according to the ILO definition. - Includes figures and text of letter from Tim Holt of Office for National Statistics.

Asked by

Malcolm Chisholm (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 1999

Reference

68771; 325 c197W

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

Answered by

Tony Blair (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 February 1999

Reference

324 c925

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd February. (Question not printed).

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

3 February 1999

Reference

324 c925; 67536

House

House of Commons

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