§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if work trials will be continued as part of the new deal for the long-term unemployed. [25100]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithYes.
TECs/CCTEs by region £ Post tax surplus/deficit 1995–96 Reserves 1995–96 Post tax surplus/deficit 1996–97 Reserves 1996–97 Northern County Durham and Darlington (646,364) 6,413,585 1,650,636 8,064,221 Northumberland 475,842 6,511.028 1,151,765 7,662,793 Teesside 437,000 7,234,000 1,096,000 8,330,000 Tyneside 2,101,000 4,407,000 581,000 4,988,000 Sunderland 1,590,984 4,725,925 799,054 5,524,979 3,958,462 29,291,538 5,278,455 34,569,993 Merseyside CEWTEC 897,592 3,424,783 (396,435) 3,028,348 Merseyside (2,867,096) 4,455,012 2,697,054 6,871,012 QUALITEC (293,520) 839,294 109,383 941,677 (2,263,024) 8,712,089 2,410,002 10,841,037 North West Bolton/Bury (238,453) 3,867,289 519,857 4,387,146 Manchester 560,301 5,155,404 4,634,130 9,789,534 METRO 213,325 971,827 231,793 1,203,619 Oldham 102,240 1,240,279 648,248 1,888,527 Rochdale 138,448 1,932,813 1,225 1,934,038 South and East Cheshire 1,322,376 3,808,389 1,332,678 5,141,067 Stockport and High Peak (48,248) 2,715,158 150,661 2,865,819 Cumbria 422,291 3,121,591 353,458 3,475,049 ELTEC (74,614) 3,259,567 (1,123,059) 2,136,508 LAWTEC (337,754) 5,626,129 591,040 6,217,169 NORMID 539,256 2,996,717 1,403,563 4,400,280 2,599,168 34,695,163 8,743,594 43,438,756 Yorkshire and the Humber Barnsley/Doncaster 2,552,000 5,948,000 1,258,000 7,234,000 Bradford (436,245) 2,311,416 914,263 3,225,679 Calderdale and Kirklees 97,846 1,986,121 197,675 2,183,796 Humberside 419,280 6,229,229 (1,525,646) 4,703,583