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20. Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment on what criteria he will judge the success of his new youth training scheme.

Mr. Tebbit

The scheme must provide trainees with high quality training which is commercially and industrially relevant, and must guarantee offers of training to every unemployed 16-year-old school leaver.

34. Mr. Renton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what progress the Manpower Services Commission is making towards achieving its objective of 100,000 places under the new youth training scheme in the autumn of 1982.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The Manpower Services Commission plans to provide 100,000 places on year-long high-quality youth opportunities programme courses during the 1982–83 financial year. These schemes are being developed to lead into the introduction of the youth training scheme in 1983. We are confident that the target will be met.

36. Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has had discussions with the Confederation of British Industry on implementing the new training scheme for young people announced on 21 June.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I have discussed the youth training scheme with leaders of the Confederation of British Industry and I am glad to say that it has its full support. I expect the Manpower Services Commission, in working towards the detailed implementation of the scheme, to have discussions with the CBI, as appropriate.

39. Mr. Eggar

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that there is sufficient cooperation between unions and employers at a local level to ensure the success of the new youth training scheme.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The TUC and the CBI were represented on the MSC's youth task group and have expressed their support for the scheme. I am confident that the whole of industry will work together at both national and local level to make it a success. A particularly important element will be the network of local boards on which both employers and unions will be represented.