HC Deb 26 February 1996 vol 272 cc372-3W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the total Government expenditure on(a) direct training services, (b) local initiative funds, (c) the old job training scheme, (d) youth training including youth credits and (e) the youth training scheme in each year of their existence since 1971–72. [17460]

Mr. Paice

The information requested is contained in the following tables

Direct Training Services1
Year2 Expenditure £ Million
1971–72 22.7
1972–73 35.5
1973–74 49.7
1974–75 58.2
1975–76 118.6
1976–77 183.5
1977–78 197.1
1978–79 208.9
1979–80 229.4
1980–81 246.3
1981–82 235.1
1 The figures for direct training services include expenditure for the TOPS programme which cannot now be disaggregated.
2 Expenditure on training, education and enterprise programmes and administrative cost up to and including 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.
Local Initiatives Fund
Year1 Expenditure £ million
1990–91 9.9
1991–92 48.2
1992–93 49.7
1993–94 47.7
1 Expenditure on training, education and enterprise programmes and administrative costs up to and including 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.
Job Training Programme1
Year2 Expenditure £ million
1982–83 311.1
1983–84 240.7
1984–85 232.9
1985–86 219.4
1986–87 286.2
1987–88 272.3
1 The figures given are for the job training programme and include expenditure on the old job training scheme which cannot now be disaggregated. The job training programme was the generic name which covered a range of separate programmes include the old job training scheme.
2 Expenditure on training, education and enterprise programmes and administrative costs up to and including 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.
Youth Training (including Youth Credits)
Year1 Expenditure £ million
1990–91 823.4
1991–92 746.3
1992–93 617.0
1993–94 640.1
1994–95 647.0
1 Expenditure on training, education and enterprise programmes and administrative costs up to and including 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.
Youth Training Scheme
Year1 Expenditure £ million
1983–84 426.8
1984–85 836.2
1985–86 869.9
1986–87 939.1
1987–88 1,064.9
1988–89 993.2
1989–90 976.0
1 Expenditure on training, education and enterprise programmes and administrative costs up to and including 1990–91 is for Great Britain. Expenditure in 1991–92 is for England and Wales and expenditure from 1992–93 is for England only.