Youth Training Scheme

HC Deb 09 May 1984 vol 59 c396W

Mr. Lawler

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of trainees of (a) Asian origin, (b) West Indian origin and (c) whites are on youth training schemes mode A schemes, mode B1 schemes and mode B2 schemes nationally and in west Yorkshire.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Information is not available in the form requested. Between April 1983 and March 1984, the breakdown of entrants to the youth training scheme by ethnic origin and by training mode was as follows:

	Mode A per cent.	Mode B1 per cent.	Mode B2 per cent.
Entrants in Great Britain*
Asain	1.2	1.4	2.8
African/westIndian	2.1	3.2	4.1
White/European	95.5	92.8	90.6
other	1.2	2.6	2.5
Entrants in Yorkshire/Humberside*
Asain	1.1	2.4	3.3
African/west Indian	1.2	2.8	1.8
White/European	97.2	93.0	89.5
other	0.5	1.8	5.4
* Entrants figures exclude those for construction industry training board schemes, which are not classified by ethnic group.