§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Employment (1) what percentage of youth training participants have employer placements;
(2) whose responsibility it is to find placements to implement the youth training guarantee.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what sums of money have been contributed from the European social fund towards the youth training scheme/youth training for the years 1989, 1990 and the current year; and what percentage contribution to the total costs of YTS/youth training this represents for each year;
(2) what was the total expenditure in both cash and real terms on youth training excluding community industry in each of the years 1987–88 to 1990–91, and the planned expenditure in each of the years 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94; and if he will make a statement;
(3) by region and for Great Britain as a whole if he will give the latest available details showing the number of YT-YTS trainees in each of the training occupational groups, broken down to show (a) the number of male and female trainees in each group, (b) the ethnic origin of trainees in each group and (c) whether or not the young people had a disability;
(4) for Great Britain and for each region, by male and female, at the most recent date, and at one year previously, how many YT trainees had contracts of employment;
(5) for each region and for Great Britain as a whole, if he will give the latest results of the YTS leavers survey, to show for male and female trainees and for each separate ethnic group and for those with a disability (a) those in full-time work with the same employer, (b) those in full-time work with a different employer, (c) those in part-time work, (d) those on a full-time course at a college or training centre, (e) those on another YTS, (f) those doing something else, (g) those who were unemployed, (h) those who had obtained a vocational qualification, (i) the number of questionnaires issued, (j) the usable percentage response rate and (k) the percentage of respondents who were early leavers;
(6) what were the numbers of accidents on YTS, fatal, major and minor, for the latest available three-month period; and how many YTS placements were closed or not accepted in that period and in the three preceding months.
§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people are currently on the YTS; how many are waiting for places; and if he will make a statement.
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Severe hardship referrals by region Scotland North East Month Total Yes No Total Yes No 1990 July 692 524 168 484 366 118 August 815 589 226 586 422 164 September 639 480 159 454 343 111 October 742 570 172 522 379 143 November 675 525 150 537 421 116 December 482 380 102 369 283 86
Mr. JacksonThere are about 260,000 young people on youth training in England and Wales. Information on the total numbers waiting for places is not held centrally.