§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of persons, including young persons, engaged on Manpower Services Commission schemes in (a) the West Midlands region and (b) the Walsall travel-to-work area, together with a breakdown showing the number of schemes and the number of persons engaged in each category of scheme, including youth opportunities programmes.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is not available in the exact form requested. The schemes run by the Manpower Services Commission are administered on different geographical areas. The following tables give details of MSC schemes broken down into areas coinciding as closely as possible with the areas requested. The information on the numbers of schemes in the West Midlands is not available, except at disproportionate cost.
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Table B: Walsall travel-to-work area MSC Scheme Nearest equivalent to Walsall travel-to-work area for which figures available Number of schemes active as at 17 May 1982 Number of participants/filled places Youth Opportunities programme Walsall Local Authority District 1,977 Work Experience on Employers Premises schemes During the period 1 April 1981 to 31 March 1982 approximately 4,450 young people entered schemes compared to 2,250 entrants between 1 April 1980 and 31 March 1981. 11 Community projects 2 Training Workshops 1 Information Technology Centre Community Enterprise Programme MSC Special Programmes Division's Wolverhampton Area Office (includes Walsall) 6 At the end of March 1982 there were 810 filled places on schemes. Training Opportunities Programme MSC's Training Services Division Walsall travel-to-work area including: Not available At the end of March 1982 there were 87 people participating in courses based at 3 colleges in Walsall. Walsall, Brownhill, Willenhall and Aldridge.