§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will break down into convenient categories the 1.5 million opportunities on employmnet and training programmes whcih will be available tto unemployed people in the current financial year, giving the number of places available in each category.
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delgated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
1092WLetter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Donald Dewar, dated 1 November 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the opportunities on employment and training programmes which will be available to unemployed people in the current financial year. These are as follows:
Number Access to Work 10,000 Career Development Loans 35,000 Community Action 50,000 Employment Rehabilitation 10,400 Jobclub 265,000 Jobfinders' Grants 4,400 Job Interview Guarantee 300,000 Jobplan 250,000 Job Review Workshop 40,000 Job search seminar 75,000 One to One 10,000 Restart Course 120,000 Training for Work 272,000 Travel to Interview 34,000 Workstart 1,200 Work Trials 20,000 Workwise/link 10,000 1,507,000