§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employment training trainees a re receiving(a) income support and the £10 training premium, (b) unemployment benefit and the £10 training premium or (c) only the £10 training premium; and if he has any plans to increase the value of the £10 premium in line with increases in the costs associated with taking up a training place.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available. There are no plans to increase the £10 premium part of employment training trainee allowances.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment for each region, for Great Britain, how many employment training trainees are receiving child care allowances.
§ Mr. NichollsI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish) on 13 February 1990,Official Report, columns 204–5, which is the latest information available.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for each region, and for Great 233W Britain for each month since July 1989, the number of (a) entrants to employment training, (b) people receiving employment training training allowances, (c) employment training special group starts, separately for skill shortage and labour market returners and single parents, (d) employment training leavers and (e) employment training leavers who left before completing their action plan.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the people undertaking employment training in each of the London area offices are receiving child care payments.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available.