§ Lord ROCHESTERasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the net cost per person per week of each of the component elements of the Youth Opportunities Programme, after taking into account savings in social security and other benefits.
The Earl of GOWRIEThe following table details the Manpower Services Commission's estimate of the net cost per person per week of each of the component elements of the Youth Opportunities Programme, after taking account of the benefits participants would otherwise have claimed, and other tax and national insurance effects.
Youth Opportunities Programme Estimated net costs of schemes/courses at 1979 estimated prices Scheme type £s per week per filled place Work Experience on Employers' Premises 14 Project Based Work Experience 23 Training Workshop 33 Community Service 22 All work experience schemes—weighted average 17 Employment Induction Courses 45 Short Training Courses 51 Remedial and Preparatory 80 All work preparation courses—weighted average 61 All YOP—weighted average 21 Costs are those for the second half of 1979–80, and exclude MSC overheads.