§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who collates the information supplied by managers of Government training schemes on the specific skills acquired by trainees; and where this information is published.
§ Mr. StewartScottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the local enterprise companies are all involved in the collation of information supplied by managers of Government training schemes. I have asked the chairmen of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he uses to assess the value of Government training schemes; and if that information is publicly available.
§ Mr. StewartThe information used by my right hon. Friend to assess the value of Government training schemes is the same as that which I set out in the reply that I gave to the hon. Member on 25 February,Official Report, columns 435–37, save that cost figures are now available for 1993–94 as follows:
Cost Youth training £ million Adult training training for work £ million 1993–94 93.451 93.733 Information on Government training schemes is published as follows:
in "Serving Scotland's Needs", the Government's expenditure plans 1994–95 to 1996–97. Data are shown separately for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, for training for work—number of starts, percentage of leavers going into jobs, further education or training, percentage of leavers gaining recognised qualifications—and for youth training, with number of starts, percentage of participants with employed status, percentage of leavers gaining recognised qualifications;in the monthly "Employment Gazette" on training for work, youth training and business start-up—number of people participating number of starts;in the monthly news release by the Scottish Office on training statistics for training for work, youth training and business start-up—number of programme participants number of starts on programme; andin the annual reports of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the outturn expenditure given to each local enterprise company in Scotland in 1992–93 at 1993–94 prices; and what is the budget for each training and enterprise council in 1993–94 in total and broken down in the same way as given in the written answer of 18 February 1993,Official Report, column 335.
§ Mr. StewartThe budgets of local enterprise companies are a matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. I have asked their chairmen to write to the hon. Member. There are no training and enterprise councils in Scotland.