§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list(a) the number of youth training places in his Department and (b) the number of places occupied in May for each of the years 1989, 1990 and the current year.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested is in the following table:
(a) Number of places available (absolute maximum) (b) Occupancy of ED group scheme March 1989 350 127 March 1990 350 178 March 1991 350 175 The figures are collected on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December, therefore no stand alone figures exist for May.