HC Deb 14 February 1983 vol 37 cc44-5W
Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been assisted by Government training and employment schemes in Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter in each of the past five years.

Mr. Alison

I regret that this information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The following table details the number of people being supported at the latest date.

Numbers supported at the end of January 1983 (unless otherwise stated)
Measure Burton Uttoxeter
Community enterprise programme/Community programme—see note 1 3 NIL
Community industry see note 2 NIL NIL
Job release scheme 125 29
Temporary short-time working compensation scheme: see note 3 199 NIL
Young workers scheme see note 4 325 39
(a) 1,400
Youth opportunities programme see note 5 (b) 1,200
Notes
1. The figure relates to the number of filled places under the community enterprise programme. At present there are no projects approved under the community programme.
2. At the present time there is no unit in the area.

3. The figure represents the number of workers sharing short-time to save the potentially redundant jobs for which reimbursement was claimed under the scheme in December 1982.

4. The figures show the total number of applications approved since the scheme was introduced in January 1982.

5. The figure (a) represents the total number of entrants during the financial year 1981–82 in the East Staffordshire local authority district. Figure (b) is the number of entrants between April 1982 and December 1982 in the same local authority district.