§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total cost of all training schemes funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. CopeSince 1975, expenditure on training programmes by the Manpower Services Commission, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Employment, has been as follows:
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£ millions (rounded) 1975–76 172 1976–77 256 1977–78 292 1978–79 374 1979–80 451 1980–81 560 1981–82 749 1982–83 869 1983–84 1,050 1984–85 1,144 1985–86 1,257
£ millions (rounded) 1986–87 1,441 1987–88 1,613 These figures include all related administrative costs, net of receipts.
§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of people who completed training schemes funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975;
(2) what percentage of the unemployed attended and completed training courses funded by Her Majesty's Government for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. CopeThe table shows the number of people in Great Britain who started training courses funded by this Department for each year since 1980. The figures include those who joined courses for a second or subsequent time. Numbers starting training courses prior to 1980 and numbers completing courses could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
It is not known how many of these trainees were unemployed at the time they began their training course.
Numbers of starts Year ended March (thousands) 1980 95 1981 92 1982 96 1983 90 1984 480 1985 529 1986 664 1987 875 1988 1912 1provisional