HC Deb 10 March 1992 vol 205 cc453-4W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by each of the education and library boards on YTP provision in each of the last five years.

Financial years
Education and library boards 1986–87 £ million 1987–88 £ million 1988–89 £ million 1989–90 £ million 1990–91 £ million
Belfast 1.264 1.161 1.467 1.415 2.524
North-Eastern 1.099 1.054 1.462 1.304 2.189
South-Eastern 1.116 1.081 1.285 1.284 2.287
Western 1.237 1.224 1.230 1.007 1.485
Southern 1.391 1.034 1.080 1.203 1.256

Notes:

1. The figures represent recurrent and capital expenditure. For the years 1986–87 to 1989–90 they are taken from the boards' audited accounts and for 1990–91 from the unaudited accounts.

2. The figures do not include expenditure on the salaries of full-time teachers engaged on YTP. For the years in question these were paid directly by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people have been employed on youth training programmes organised by further education colleges in each of the last five years.

Dr. Mawhinney

The number of trainees fluctuates during the year but the average number of full-time trainees involved on YT programmes in further education colleges was as follows:

Academic year Average occupancy
1986–87 1,906
1987–88 1,886
1988–89 1,812
1989–90 1,730
1990–91 3,455

Dr. Mawhinney

The amounts are as follows: