§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people under 18 years in the London borough of Newham who are not employed have not had a youth training opportunity offered to them.
Mr. JacksonThe London borough of Newham is part of the area covered by the London East training and enterprise council. LETEC has a clear contractual duty to ensure that every young person under 18 not in school or a job who is seeking YT entry should have the offer, and if necessary re-offers of a suitable training place. LETEC has approached the local careers service seeking further information on the position in Newham. LETEC and the Employment Department are jointly committed to maintaining the YT guarantee.