§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) for each standard region and for Great Britain as a whole, how much expenditure, excluding administration costs, at cash and constant prices, was spent in each year since 1979 on(a) employment training, and the earlier programmes it replaced, (b) the youth training scheme, earlier youth opportunities programme, and (c) the enterprise allowance scheme;
(2) for each Training Agency, formerly MSC, area and for Great Britain as a whole, how much expenditure, excluding administration costs, at cash and constant
£ million Employment training Youth training scheme Enterprise allowance scheme Cash Constant Cash Constant Cash Constant 1983–84 618.2 850.6 720.6 991.5 23.2 31.9 1984–85 749.1 981.3 796.5 1,043.4 76.8 100.6 1985–86 867.2 1,077.7 818.2 1,016.8 103.9 129.1 1986–87 1,255.1 1,510.4 875.1 1,053.1 143.4 172.6 1987–88 1,328.0 1,517.5 1,007.3 1,151.0 195.9 223.9 1988–89 1,290.0 1,373.5 993.2 1,057.8 196.7 209.5 1989–90 1,120.8 1,120.8 976.0 976.0 170.9 170.9
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each region, and for Great Britain, for each month since July 1989, the number of employment training special group starts, separately for skill shortage recruits, labour market returners and single parents; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.