Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 26 November 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on the Pathways to Work programme in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05, (c) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (e) 2007-08, broken down by district; how many customers on the programme in each district were in employment for 13 consecutive weeks or more in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08; and how much he plans to spend on the programme in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11.
holding answer
The available information about past and planned expenditure on Pathways to Work is in the tables. Information about past expenditure by district could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Information on how many customers on the Pathways programme were in employment for 13 consecutive weeks or more in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08 is not available.
Pathways to work past expenditure | |||||
£millions | |||||
2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
East Midlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East of England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North East | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scotland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wales | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Midlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yorkshire and Humber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non regional | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 70 |
Notes: 1. Pathways to Work started in October 2003 in five districts. Consequently, expenditure was low in 2003-04 and has increased as the programme has rolled out nationally. 2. Expenditure figures exclude administration costs as they cannot be separately identified at a programme level. 3. All figures are confirmed spend and are quoted in cash terms. 4. A full regional breakdown of Pathways to Work spend is not available after 2004-05 as Pathways to Work was managed centrally as a project and spend was captured at a national level. 5. Figures of zero represent costs of less than £0.5 million and therefore round to zero. 6. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1 million and are all subject to rounding differences. Source: DWP financial systems. |
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