HL Deb 03 November 1983 vol 444 c683WA
Lord Chelwood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in tabular form the number of places offered and the number taken up on all the special employment and training measures at the latest date for which figures are available, showing the numbers in the Youth Opportunities Programme before it was wound up as well as those taken over by the Youth Training Scheme.

The Earl of Gowrie

The information requested, where available, is set out in the following table.

Number of places available (where applicable Number of people supported
Community Industry 7,000 8,000 (l) at 31.8.83
Community Programme/Community Enterprise Programme 130,000 83,000 at 31.8.83
Enterprise Allowance 25,000 (a) 6,227 at 31.8.83
Job Release Scheme — 84,945 at 5.10.83
Job Splitting Scheme — 578 at 31.8.83
Temporary Short Time Working Compensation Scheme — 42,000 (2) at 31.8.83
Training for Skills — (b) 17,000 at 31.8.83
Young Workers Scheme — 95,000 at 31.8.83
Youth Opportunities Programme — 108,000 (3) at 31.8.83
Youth Training Scheme 460,000 (c) 222,660 (4) at 22.10.83
(a) Number of places available on the nationwide scheme introduced from August this year. Prior to August the scheme was run as a pilot experiment in five Areas.
(b) From September 1983 provision for apprentices will be made under the Youth Training Scheme.
(c) Figure given is the anticipated number of entrants from April 1983 to March 1984.
(1) Includes 1000 adult supervisors.
(2) Figure quoted is number on short time in order to avoid redundancies.
(3) There have been no new entrants on the programme since April 1983.
(4) Figure represents total number of entrants since 1.4.83.