§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number and percentage of youth training trainees with special needs in 1988–89 and in 1989–90 for Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and each of the standard regions; and if he will provide an estimate of special needs youth training places in 1990–91 and 1991–92 for Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and each standard region and each TEC area.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 4 March 1991]: The table gives information about those joining youth training for whom special training needs funding is paid for 1989–90. Information is not available for 1988–89 on a comparable basis and no forecasts are available for the years 1990–91 and 1991–92.
Employment Training Special needs groups as a proportion of all entrants Percentage 1988–89 1989–90 English as a second language People with disabilities Literacy and numeracy need English as a second language People with disabilities Literacy and numeracy need Scotland 1— 10 11 1— 9 8 Northern 1— 9 13 1— 8 11 Yorkshire and Humberside 1— 10 16 1 10 14 North West 1 11 15 1 9 12 West Midlands 1 12 23 2 11 18 East Midlands 2 14 19 2 13 16 Wales 1— 11 21 1— 12 14 South West 1 15 18 1 14 19 South East 1 15 17 1 13 13 London 2 10 22 5 9 18 Great Britain 1 12 18 1 11 15 1—Less than 0.5 per cent. Source: ET Starts Database.