§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what steps he is taking to improve the quality of education and training in the youth opportunities programme;
(2) how many young people are in the youth opportunities programme; and what percentage of those 88W young people is in work experience placements (a) for the United Kingdom as a whole, (b) for the Northern region and (c) for the Durham and Cleveland areas.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.