HC Deb 07 March 1990 vol 168 c669W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total expenditure on benefit paid to employment training trainees in December 1989 for Great Britain.

Mr. Nicholls

[holding answer 12 February 1990]: Trainees on employment training do not receive benefit but a training allowance based on previous benefit entitlement plus an additional amount of £10 a week.

Year Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
1979 78.5 87.5 87.5 253.5
1980 69 73 80.5 222.5
1981 71.5 66.5 73.5 211.5
1982 64 57.5 66 187.5
1983 65 58.5 61 184.5
1984 63 50.5 60 173.5
1985 61.5 42.5 61.5 165.5
1986 57.5 43 59.5 160
1987 56.5 45 50 151.5
1988 45 47 41 133
1989 43.5 46.5 39.5 129.5
1 eg administrative and support.

An analysis of staff employed at I February 1990 by broad occupational group and area is given in the table:

EMAS staff at 1 February 1990 by occupational group and location
Areas Doctors Nurses Others1 Total
South West 4.0 4.0 3.0 11.0
South 2.0 2.0 1.5 5.5
South East 1.0 2.0 1.5 4.5
London North 1.0 2.0 2.5 5.5
London South 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5
East Anglia 1.5 1.5 2.0 5.0
Northern Home Counties 2.0 1.0 2.0 5.0
East Midlands 2.5 2.0 1.5 6.0
West Midlands 3.0 3.0 2.0 8.0
Wales 3.0 4.0 2.0 9.0
Marches 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0
North Midlands 1.5 2.0 1.0 4.5
South Yorkshire and Humberside 1.0 3.0 1.5 5.5
West and North Yorkshire 2.5 1.0 2.0 5.5
Greater Manchester 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.0
Merseyside 1.5 2.0 1.5 5.0
North West 2.0 2.0 3.0 7.0
North East 4.0 5.0 4.0 13.0
Scotland East 3.5 4.0 3.0 10.5
Scotland West 2.5 4.0 1.5 8.0
Totals 44.0 49.5 41.5 135.0
1 eg administrative and support staff.