§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many additional places were sponsored by Allerdale district council under the youth opportunities programme and youth training scheme, and the community programme separately for the last month for which statistics are available; and what is the total number of places now being supported by that authority under each scheme.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonNo new places are being arranged under the youth opportunities programme as it is
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Unemployment and special employment and training measures 1977–1983 October 1979 October 1980 October 1981 October 1982 May 1983 Job Release Scheme 51,900 64,000 51,000 73,000 79,000 Community Industry* 5,800 6,300 7,000 6,900 8,000 Training With Industry† 24,600 14,200 30,300 35,000 18,000 Youth Opportunities Programme 100,000 135,000 270,000 270,000 200,000 Youth Training Scheme‡ — — — — 9,000 Temporary Short Time Work Compensation Scheme 59,200 236,400 320,000 87,000 88,000 Community Enterprise Programme/Community Programme — — 19,000 31,000 52,000 being replaced by the youth training scheme. In May 1983, Allerdale district council sponsored 15 places under the youth opportunities programme and negotiations are under way to establish a considerably larger number of places under the youth training scheme.
No new places were sponsored by Allerdale district council under the community programme in May 1983 but 202 places were currently being sponsored by the council under the programme.