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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest figures are for (a) the number of starts on each of the New Deal for Young People options and (b) the number of the starts that have led to sustained unsubsidised employment. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 October 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the latest figures are for (a) the number of starts on each of the New Deal for Young People options and (b) the number of the starts that have led to sustained unsubsidised employment. [194839] Jane Kennedy: Young people starting the New Deal for Young People programme face significant disadvantage in the workplace as they will already have been unemployed for six months. Participants enter a "Gateway" lasting up to four months in which a personal adviser gives them intensive job search to improve their job prospects. Of the 595,270 people who have already left the Gateway, 254,610 (43 per cent.) have entered unsubsidised, sustained work. Those who haven't found work at the end of the Gateway period enter the New Deal for Young People Options. These customers often have the most difficult barriers to work of the 18 to 24 age group. The Options help young people by giving them the skills, work experience and confidence they need to make them more job ready. Young people can access more than one option during a spell on New Deal for Young People, allowing them to find the support that is most likely to lead them to employment. Information on starts to the Options, and jobs gained, is in the table. New Deal for Young People Options _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Option Total starts1 Total unsubsidised, sustained 2 jobs gained 3 Employment 82,960 32,920 Full-time education and training 187,710 42,430 Voluntary sector 112,370 26,680 Environmental task force 110,990 24,520 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes people who may have started more than one Option during a single spell on New Deal for Young People. 2 For the purposes of New Deal for Young People, employment is regarded as sustained if no new claim is made for jobseeker's allowance within 13 weeks of leaving New Deal. 3 Includes jobs gained directly from the option, and from the Follow-Through stage of New Deal for Young People after completing the option. Notes: 1. Data is from the national launch of New Deal for Young People in January 1998 to the end of June 2004. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Information and Analysis Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

194839; 426 c1888-9W;426 c1893W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the European Pact for Youth programme entails.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

197761; 426 c1716-7W;426 c1721W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many United Kingdom minors are held in foreign prisons. - Inc fact that information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198915; 426 c1783W;426 c1787W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many under 18 year olds have died while (a) in service and (b) in training in each of the armed forces for the last 10 years; and if he will list the causes of death in each case. - Will write.

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196272; 426 c1847W;426 c1851W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many young people in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) the East Midlands have entered (i) an advanced modern apprenticeship and (ii) a foundation modern apprenticeship since the schemes' inception. - Inc fact that the information is not available for...

Asked by

Lord McLoughlin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many young people in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) the East Midlands have entered (i) an advanced modern apprenticeship and (ii) a foundation modern apprenticeship since the schemes' inception. [198363] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information is not available for West Derbyshire as requested by the hon. Gentleman. However, information is available for old Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) areas and new Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas. The following table shows the number of starts on Apprenticeships in Derbyshire Learning and Skills Council (LSC) between the 26 March 2001 and the end of July 2004, as well as the number of starts from the inception of the programmes until 25 March 2001 in the three TEC areas that became part of Derbyshire LSC area. The table also shows the number of starts in the East Midlands region in these periods. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Time period TEC/LSC Advanced Apprenticeships Apprenticeships at level 2 (formerly AMA) (formerly FMA) Inception to March 2001 North Derbyshire 2,500 1,300 Southern Derbyshire 5,600 2,000 Stockport and High Peak1 3,800 1,900 East Midlands Region 37,800 19,500 March 2001 to July 2004 Derbyshire LSC 3,000 7,500 East Midlands LSC region 12,600 32,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Some of the Stockport and High Peak TEC area became part of Derbyshire LSC, but some of the old TEC area also became part of Greater Manchester LSC

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198363; 426 c2120W;426 c2126W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what impact he expects the spending plans detailed in the Draft Priorities and Budget 2005 to 2008 will have on (a) exisiting services and (b) new service development for (i) children, (ii) young people and (iii) families in need in Northern...

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199069; 426 c1746-7W;426 c1750-1W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what financial provision is being made for children's services within the Draft Priorities and Budget 2005 to 2008; and what percentage of the total budget (a) was spent in each year since 1999 and (b) will be spent in 2005 to...

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199068; 426 c1746W;426 c1750W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding he expects will be made available for the implementation of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister's Children and Young People's Strategy over the next five years. - No figures.

Asked by

Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199067; 426 c1746W;426 c1750W

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

Answered by

Lord Warner (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c1603-4

House

House of Lords

Warner, Lord

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Baroness Neuberger (Liberal Democrat)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c1603-4

House

House of Lords

Warner, Lord

What research they have conducted examining the short and long term complications, including morbidity, mortality and psychological sequelae, of a termination of pregnancy in girls under the age of 16; and how many abortions have been performed on girls under the age of 16; and what is the corresponding abortion...

Asked by

Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c221WA; HL 4969;HL 4970;HL 4871;HL 4972

House

House of Lords

Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission

To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much money the Electoral Commission is spending on encouraging (a) young people and (b) people who are living abroad to vote. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198640; 426 c1695W;426 c1699W

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

Answered by

Lord Warner (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c1603-4

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 16 and 17 year olds are serving in (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force. - Will write.

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196271; 426 c1847W;426 c1851W

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

Whether the Health Protection Agency will ensure that all medical and other health practitioners provide guidance and counselling to those young people who have received letters warning of the possible risk of vCJD contamination from plasma products in their National Health Service treatment.

Asked by

Baroness Neuberger (Liberal Democrat)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c1603-4

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

What steps are being taken to stop the sale of false identities to teenagers via the Internet [HL 4825].

Asked by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

HL 4825; 666 c167WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the Group Intervention Referral Panel scheme. - Inc ref to Home Office's Strategic Plan "Confident Communities in a Secure Britain" published on 19 July.

Asked by

Janet Anderson (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1585W;426 c1588W; 193104

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people living abroad at the last General Election were eligible to vote in the Election; and how many of these voted; how many people between the ages of 18 and 24 years in the United Kingdom are expected to be eligible...

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Mr. Evans: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people living abroad at the last General Election were eligible to vote in the Election; and how many of these voted; [198641] (2) how many people between the ages of 18 and 24 years in the United Kingdom are expected to be eligible to vote at the next General Election. [198642] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter Len Cook to Mr. Nigel Evans, dated 17 November 2004: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your questions concerning how many people living abroad at the last General Election were eligible to vote in the British General Election and how many of those voted; and how many people between the ages of 18 and 24 years in the United Kingdom are eligible to vote at the next General Election. (198641, 198642) There were 11,506 registered overseas electors as at 10 October 2000, the last date that figures were collated before the most recent General Election on 7 June 2001. Details of who voted are not available, consequently we are not able to say what proportion of the overseas electorate voted. Data are not available on how many people aged between 18 to 24 will be eligible to vote in the next General Election. Age information for those registered to vote is not recorded, other than information on the number of "attainers", that is those that will reach the voting age of 18 within two years. The estimated population aged between 18 and 24 in the United Kingdom as at 30 June 2003 was 5,245,300. However this does not represent the number of people aged 18 to 24 that are eligible to vote for various reasons, including non-registration.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1503W;426 c1507W; 198641;198642

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent measures his Department has taken to increase the awareness in schools in the Greater London area of the dangers of smoking. - Including figures.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

195366; 426 c1392-3W;426 c1396-7W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent under-aged children from purchasing knives on the internet.

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1431W;426 c1435W; 193069

House

House of Commons

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