§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been registered on(a) job training programmes and (b) youth training programmes in the constituency of South Down since 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991 and from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991; and, of these, how many have received full-time employment.
§ Mr. NeedhamFrom 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991, 1,436 adults and 2,209 young people and from 1 April 1991 285W to 31 December 1991, 632 adults and 868 young people entered the job training programme and youth training programme respectively in the constituency of South Down.
Information on the destination of these precise cohorts of entrants is not available. However during the periods mentioned the numbers leaving the job training programme and the youth training programme in this area who were known to have moves into employment were as follows:
Adults Young people 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1991 362 830 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991 231 286 In addition, at 31 December 1991, there were 178 trainees who had entered employment and whose training was continuing within the youth training programme.