The public and voluntary sector organisations that contribute to the New Deal in this way fall within the remit of the Scottish Executive.The number of young people in Scotland who had secured sustained jobs through the programme to the end of January 2000 was 15,600 and the number of companies that had signed New Deal employer agreements was 10,600. This represents 7% of businesses registered for VAT and/or PAYE in Scotland.Information about the number of companies that have taken on New Deal recruits is not available.