§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed under the youth training scheme in (a) the Bedford travel-to-work area and (b) the Luton travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonInformation is not available in the precise form requested. At the end of March, there were 964 young people in training under the youth training scheme in north Bedfordshire—which covers Bedford and mid-Bedfordshire—and 1,411 young people in training in south Bedfordshire—which covers Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.
§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of those who took up employment under the youth training scheme have moved into full-time employment.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonInformation on the number of young people leaving the youth training scheme and their destinations will be reported to the youth training board at its meeting on 17 April. A copy of the report will be placed in the Library at the same time. This report will cover thefirst analysis of a sample survey of those young people leaving schemes up to the middle of November last year which indicates that three months later nearly 40 per cent. of those early leavers were in jobs.
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many trainees on the youth training scheme have died or been injured since the scheme's 365W inception; how many of these incidents occurred on (a) premises registered with the Factories Inspectorate and (b) premises not so registered; and whether the trainees so injured were taking part in mode A or mode B schemes at the time of their accident.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 4 April 1984, c. 572]: Since 1 September 1983, three trainees on the youth training scheme have died as a result of accidents on scheme premises. In only one case was there a statutory requirement for the premises to be registered with the enforcing authority and the appropriate notification action had been taken. The other two fatalities occurred on premises for which there was no statutory registration requirement. In the last full quarter—October to December 1983—for which injury figures are available, 360 trainees were injured on the youth training scheme. This figure includes accidents which would not have been notifiable to the Health and Safety Executive had they involved employees. No breakdown of the incidents in the form requested is available.
The Manpower Services Commission will be bringing the youth training scheme accident statistics into line as far as it can with those notifiable to the Health and Safety Executive once it has Considered the results of research on this subject carried out by Aston university.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training scheme places were identified and supported in the Workington travel-towork area and the county of Cumbria during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 4 April 1984, c. 571]: In the Allderdale and Copeland local authority districts, which broadly correspond to the Workington travel-to-work area, 1,505 youth training scheme places have now been approved, whilst in Cumbria there are 3,980 approved places.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the average estimated cost of each mode A and mode B place on the youth training scheme in 1983–84; and what he estimates it to be in 1984–85;
(2) what was the average amount of money spent on a youth training scheme trainee in 1983–84; and what he estimates it to be for 1984–85.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his replies, 6 April 1984, c. 701 and 10 April 1984, c. 101]: The estimated cost—excluding VAT—of a full year entrant on the youth training scheme in 1983–84 is as follows:
£ Mode A 1,950 Mode B1 3,600 Mode B2 2,200 Weighted Average 2,350 The provision for youth training scheme grants to sponsors in 1984–85 makes allowance for increases in these estimated costs from 1 September 1984 to:
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£ Mode A 2,050 Mode B1 3,800 Mode B2 2,300 Weighted Average 2,400 The figure quoted for mode B1 includes allowance for the changing mix of schemes within mode B1 during the year.
These figures exclude the cost of unfilled places, travel costs, lodging allowances and so on.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the current drop-out rate of young people on the youth training scheme; and what plans he has to counteract it.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply]: Information on the number of young people leaving the youth training scheme and their destinations will be reported to the Youth Training Board at its meeting on 17 April. A copy of the report will be placed in the Library at the same time. This report will cover the first analysis of a sample survey of those young people leaving schemes up to the middle of November last year which indicates that three months later nearly 40 per cent. of those early leavers were in jobs, nearly 30 per cent. in other youth training scheme schemes and less than 25 per cent. were at that point unemployed.