§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many filled employment training places there are in the Greater Manchester area; and what percentage this represents of the original departmental projections.
§ Mr. NichollsOn 9 February 1990, the latest date for which information is available, there were 9,719 people on employment training in Greater Manchester. Departmental projections are for internal management information purposes only.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many places were filled on the Greater Manchester archaeological unit employment training scheme at the time of closure; and what percentage this represented of the original and revised contracted places.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Greater Manchester archaeological unit employment training scheme has not closed. On 26 January 1990, a total of 241 places were filled on the scheme. This represents 80 per cent. of its current contracted capacity and 48 per cent. of its original contracted level.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much public money from the Training Agency has been given to the Greater Manchester archaeological unit employment training scheme; and on what dates.
§ Mr. NichollsMoney advanced by the Training Agency to the Greater Manchester archaeological unit under employment training was in accordance with the terms of the university of Manchester's contract with the Training Agency. The precise terms of this contract are confidential to the parties involved.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the closure of the Greater Manchester archaeological unit employment training scheme; and what is his assessment of the implications of the closure for other employment training schemes in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Greater Manchester archaeological unit of the university of Manchester is still operating in employment training. The university's council of government is to meet on 27 February to consider the unit's future under ET. This has no implications for other ET training managers.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the total number of employment training trainees who have(a) successfully completed more than three months' training, (b) obtained a vocational qualification or credit towards one and (c) received a training bonus between December 1988 and December 1989 and the figures for each of the standard regions, Wales, Scotland and Great Britain;
(2) what was the average length of time a trainee spent at an employment training place in the period December 1988 to December 1989 for Great Britain;
649W(3) what was the total number of employment training trainees who have received qualifications in the period between September 1988 to December 1989 for Great Britain;
(4) what was the total number of positive outcome from employment training leavers who go into (a) further education and training, (b) self-employment and (c) jobs between December 1988 and December 1989 for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 12 February 1990]: The information requested is not available.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on the £10 employment training trainee allowance in December 1989 for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 12 February 1990]: Expenditure on the £10 premium part of employment training (ET) trainee allowances in December 1989 is estimated to be over £8 million.
McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed receiving enterprise training within employment training between September 1988 and December 1989 for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 12 February 1990]: A total of 547,000 people entered employment training between September 1988 and December 1989. Of these about 7 per cent. joined the programme to receive enterprise training.