§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people have secured training under the Training Services Agency special courses for young people in the United Kingdom and in Calderdale, West Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that separate training statistics for young people under 19 have only been kept since 1st January 1976. Between 1st January 1976 and 31st March 1978, the latest date for which figures are available, a total of 38,197 young people under 19 completed courses in Great Britain designed to help unemployed young people. In addition, it is estimated that, in the same period, over 7,500 young people started courses but did not complete them, some of these young people leaving to take up employment before the formal end of their course. In the same period 26 young people completed training in Calderdale.