§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many adult training centre places have been available to handicapped school leavers each year since 1974.
§ Sir George YoungLocal authorities are responsible for the allocation of places in adult training centres; information on the number allocated to handicapped school leavers is not collected centrally.
The total number of places available on 31 March each year since 1974 was as follows:
Year Number 1974 31,604 1975 34,245 1976 36,638 1977 38,682 1978 40,787 1979 42,061 1980 42,337
§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that handicapped school leavers who participate in youth opportunity programme courses for those with special needs are not thereby made ineligible for placement in adult training centres.
§ Sir George YoungParticipation in a youth opportunity programme course for those with special needs does not of itself make a person ineligible for placement in an adult training centre subsequently. The acceptance of an individual at such a centre is a matter for the local authority concerned. If the hon. Member has a specific case in mind, perhaps he could write to me.