§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the extent to which the difficulties experienced by young people in obtaining suitable training, to which he referred in his letter of 4 June to the general secretary of the TUC, have now been removed, and of the adequacy of the measures taken to prevent hardship to young people experiencing such difficulties now or in the future.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 25 June 1992]: The Government are using the contractual relationship with training and enterprise councils to ensure that the difficulties experienced by a minority of young people are addressed urgently. Every TEC is contractually obliged to meet the forecast covered by the Government's youth training guarantee. The Government are committed to seeing that the guarantee is met.
The severe hardship provision of income support provides a safety net of benefit for those young people seeking work or a YT place who are at risk of hardship.
377WThe Government continue to monitor the position closely and seek to improve and streamline the administration of benefit wherever possible.