§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the numbers of training places taken up in Scotland since the new training scheme was introduced and of the numbers who have refused or left the training scheme.
§ Mr. Ian Lang[holding answer 1 February 1989]: By 20 January 1989, almost 16,000 people had entered Employment Training. At 30 December 1988, the latest date for which information on leavers is available, 5,016 people had left employment training, mainly due to completing the balance of their training under previous programmes. No figures are kept of those who decide not to participate in employment training.