HC Deb 14 May 1990 vol 172 cc330-1W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish details for Great Britain and for the west midlands region, for each year from April 1986 to the most recent date, of the number of YTS trainees within each of the 18 training and occupational classifications and their sub-categories(a) in total and (b) with disabilities.

Mr. Eggar

The figures for the number of YTS trainees within each of the 18 training and occupational classifications for Great Britain and the west midlands in total and with disabilities for each year from April 1986 are as follows:

All trainees Disabled trainees
Training occupation classification 1987 1988 1989 1990 1987 1988 1989 1990
Security services occupations 26 90 61 86 0 0 0 0
Other 17,139 14,590 16,895 15,090 3,691 3,977 4,361 3,388
Total in training 305,676 375,564 376,622 1359,460 9,331 11,269 12,046 19,586
1 Subject to revision.
YTS: in-training by occupational classification and disabled status West midlands at 31 March
All trainees Disabled trainees
Training occupation classification 1987 1988 1989 1990 1987 1988 1989 1990
Administration and clerical 8,450 9,376 9,061 8,516 100 139 141 125
Creative, educational and recreational services 841 962 931 998 10 11 10 8
Health, community and personal services 4,659 5,212 4,990 4,427 57 58 44 36
Selling and storage 4,856 5,141 4,456 3,779 54 47 51 35
Scientific occupations 140 156 141 125 1 1 2 0
Catering and food preparation and processing occupations 1,644 1,794 1,544 1,224 35 40 36 30
Agricultural and related occupations 2,058 2,270 1,931 1,574 55 51 50 33
Fishing occupations 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transport operating occupations 168 291 312 391 0 0 0 0
Construction and civil engineering occupations 4,806 5,625 5,254 4,851 61 61 63 50
Mining, oil, quarrying 1 86 77 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering occupations 1,603 2,046 2,002 2,047 4 9 10 9
Mechanical engineering and metal processing occupations 3,611 4,647 4,771 4,976 46 57 67 64
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance occupations 2,727 3,089 3,010 3,020 16 17 26 21
Non-metal processing and printing occupations 823 989 1,158 1,358 26 32 41 28
Clothing and textiles manufacturing occupations 694 895 923 781 29 62 53 37
Security services occupations 3 60 25 53 0 0 0 0
Other 2,665 2,006 1,641 1,274 652 679 662 486
Total in training 39,751 44,647 42,227 139,394 1,146 1,264 1,256 1962
1 Subject to revision.

Figures relating to the sub-categories of the 18 training and occupational categories can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.