HC Deb 01 December 1992 vol 215 cc176-7W
Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what funds will be made available for further employment training schemes in areas affected by coal mine closures; and if she will make a statement concerning allocations to Seaham and Easington.

Mr. McLoughlin

A total of £75 million will be made available for additional labour market measures to alleviate the effects of the colliery closures. Final details of the action plan for County Durham training and enterprise council for the Seaham—Vane Tempest—colliery and Easington areas, including the proportion of the £75 million available, have yet to be agreed and will depend on the closures going ahead.

Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list all the Government and Government-financed agencies which have provided employment, skills training, or other courses, to job seekers in the Seaham and Peterlee areas during the past five years.

3. Mr. McLoughlin

County Durham training and enterprise council and formerly the Employment Department's Durham area office have provided training programmes in Seaham and Peterlee areas through a wide range of organisations during the past five years. These are listed. The list also includes other Government Departments and Government supported organisations which have been active in Employment creation and enterprise support in these areas.

Training providers in Seaham/Peterlee in last five years

  • Northern Training Trust
  • Peterlee College
  • Key Colleges
  • Easington District Council
  • Council for Voluntary Services
  • Easington Unemployment Committee
  • Seaham and District Adult Training Trust
  • Seaham Action

Training providers based outside Peterlee/Seaham hut Operating in these areas

  • LINK
  • AC Training
  • Action Training
  • ASTRA Training
  • Sedgefield District Council

Other Employment Departments/Government supported organisations

  • Department of Trade and Industry
  • Employment Department
  • Employment Service
  • County Durham Training and Enterprise Council
  • The Northern Development Company
  • East Durham Development Agency
  • East Durham Task Force
  • British Coal Enterprise Ltd
  • English Estates North

Mr. Cummings

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations she has received from organisations within the Easington constituency to increase and improve employment training schemes.

Mr. McLoughlin

I understand that several recent representations relating to employment training provision have been made by Easington organisations to the County Durham training and enterprise council.

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) informations were laid and (b) convictions were obtained under the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 in the coal mining industry in each of the last five years; and what was the average fine.

Mr. McLoughlin

The information requested is as follows:

Year Informations: laid Convictions
1987 9 3
1988 3 2
1989 51 6
1990 24 3
1991 0 0

The average fine for the convictions was £1,543.