§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give, in constant 1992–93 prices and cash terms, the total amount spent by her Department of the budget for training in each year since 1989–90, the expected outturn for 1992–93 and plans for 1993–94.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe latest available figures are provided in the table.
Employment Department Expenditure Constant 1992–93 prices Cash terms 1989–90 Outturn 3,077 2,557 1990–91 Outturn 2,667 2,393 1991–92 Outturn 2,053 1,969 1992–93 Estimated Outturn 1,794 1,794 1993–94 Plans 1,654 1,701 The figures in the table include:
The Department's training and vocational education programmes;
1989–90 4Outturn 1990–91 4Outturn 1991–92 4Outturn 1992–93 4Forecast Outturn Employment Training (ET) Number of participants (000s) 210 198 149 124 Average length of stay (weeks) 26 23 1— 1— Cost per participant Cash (£) 5,404 5,384 6,014 6,234 Constant (£) 6,504 6,001 6,270 6,234 Employment Action (EA) Number of participants (000s) 2— 2— 14 24 Average length of stay (weeks) 2— 2— 1— 1— Cost per participant Cash (£) 2— 2— 32,833 6,167 Constant (£) 2— 2— 32,953 6,167 Training for Work 1993–94 plans Number of participants (000s) 150 — — — Average length of stay (weeks) 24 — — — Cost per participant Cash (£) 6,241 — — — Constant (£) 6,074 — — — 1 Actual information later than 1990–91 is not available because average length of stay calculations are based on entrants to Employment Training and Employment Action in a given period and it is necessary to wait until all entrants in a period have left the programme. 2 Employment Action began on 1 October 1991. 3 The 1992–93 unit cost is for Employment Action in the programmes first six months of operation when the programme was building up. 4 All figures are for Great Britain. These programmes are delivered in Scotland and Wales by Scottish Office and Welsh Office respectively.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate she makes of the number of 16 and 17-year-olds eligible for the youth training quarantee who were not on a youth training scheme for each month since January; how many of these received no financial assistance; and how many she expects will be in this position for each month in 1993.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information is not available in the form requested. The Government continue to be
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- for 1989–90 and 1990–91 Great Britain figures;
- for 1991–92 England and Wales figures;
- for 1992–93 and 1993–94 England only figures:
The figures in the table exclude:
the Department's enterprise programmes;
administration and running costs associated with the programmes;
Employment action.
1992–93 figures exclude provision transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry with effect from 1 May 1992.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give for each of her Department's schemes for the unemployed, for each year since 1989–90 the expected outturn for 1992–93, and plans for 1993–94 of(a) the number of participants, (b) the average duration of the scheme and (c) the cost per participant in cash terms and in constant 1992–93.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe table shows the outturn in Great Britain for each year since 1989–90, the expected outturn for 1992–93 and the plans for 1993–94 of(a) the number of participants, (b) the average length of stay and (c) the cost per participant in cash and constant prices.
committed to the youth training guarantee and a range of financial support is available to young people while they are seeking suitable training.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of youth trainees have achieved national vocational qualifications, and how many at level 2, for each year since the qualification was available for youth training schemes; and what estimate she makes of the number and percentage for this year and the next.
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§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information requested is not yet available. While there is some data on achievement of national vocational qualifications and their equivalents, further work is needed to assess their reliability.