Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many placements have been created under the Kickstart scheme in each (a) geographical area for which she holds information and (b) sector.

So far applications from Gateways and employers covering 32,113 jobs have been approved.

We are currently working on MI data for Regional and Sectoral breakdowns and we will be able to provide further information early in the new year.