§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Paymaster General how many young people have completed their YTS course within the (a) city of Leicester and (b) East Leicester constituency; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierIn the most recent complete year (April 1985 to March 1986) 2,831 young people left YTS in the city of Leicester. Of these, 76 per cent. were in work or further education/training some three months after leaving. The comparable figure for Great Britain as a632W whole is 67 per cent. These figures are very encouraging and provide clear confirmation that, not only in Leicester but throughout the country, YTS is proving a help to considerable numbers of young people. I am grateful to all those in industry, commerce and elsewhere who provide the opportunities for young people to develop their potential through YTS.
Separate information is not available for the Leicester, East constituency.
§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Paymaster General what ethnic breakdown he has of YTS premium place participants and of those on employer-led schemes.
§ Mr. TrippierThe most recently available information on the ethnic group of YTS participants in employer-led schemes who entered under two-year YTS rules relates to trainees in training at 10 November 1986. The data are as follows.
Number Ethnic group 1 (White) 265,237 Ethnic group 2 (Black/African/Caribbean descent) 3,736 Ethnic group 3 (Indian Sub-continent descent) 3,443 Ethnic group 4 (None of these) 1,492 Ethnic group 5 (Prefers not to say) 2,651 Total 276,559 Information on the ethnic group of premium place participants is not yet available on a comparable national basis. Premium places are available in both employer-led and non-employer led schemes. Therefore, the figures above include some premium place participants.