Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment what, in each year of its operation, has been the percentage of youth opportunity programme trainees securing permanent employment at the end of the training period for Coventry, for the west midlands and nationally; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 9 November 1983, c. 161]: This information is not available in the form requested.
The results of quarterly follow-up surveys by the Manpower Services Commission showing the proportion of young people in Great Britain as a whole who move directly into employment on leaving work experience schemes in the youth opportunities programme are as follows:
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Entrants in Percentage of entrants who went directly into employment 1978 Quarter 1 68 1979 Quarter 1 55 Quarter 2 54 Quarter 3 51 Quarter 4 56 1980 Quarter 1 36 Quarter 2 30 Quarter 3 47 Quarter 4 40 1981 Quarter 1 35 Quarter 2 36 Quarter 3 46 Quarter 4 40 1982 Quarter 1 38 Quarter 2 33 Quarter 3 45