HC Deb 06 December 1984 vol 69 cc254-6W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for the Stockport district the name and number of managing agents, the number on their schemes, by scheme, and the fees being paid to each managing agent under the youth training scheme in 1984–85 with a projection for 1985–86.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The names of the 75 managing agents operating in the Stockport district, including those which are organised on a national basis, and details of numbers of youngsters currently in training, are:

Number of Trainees (Includes both 1983–84 and 1984–85 entrants)
Number
1. Locally negotiated schemes
Alexandra Hospital 28
C. M. Baker 62
British Aerospace 72
Business Machine Training 69
CSC Construction 3
Damar Secretarial College 66
Fairey Engineering 22
Fielden House Productivity Centre 25
Hotel and Catering Industry Training Board 29
Michael John Salon 66
Roger J. Miller 82
Mirrless Blackstone 18
Norwest Pioneer 6
Mullard Hazel Grove 5
N. W. Furniture Trades 6
Link Organisation (North West) 92
Penberton Packaging 2
Simon Group Engineering 46
Smith Fort and Symonds 5
Stockport Area Health Authority 14
SETA (Stockport Engineering Training Association) 47
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 227
Sutcliffe Catering and Co. 1
Training and Manpower 91
United Biscuits Ltd. 18
2. Schemes negotiated at national level by the Manpower Services Commission's large companies unit.
Argyll Stores 17
Association of British Travel Agents 18
B and Q Retail
British Association of Professional Hairdressing Employers 4
Baxters Butchers Ltd. 1
British Insurance Brokers Association 1
Boots the Chemist 4
British Gas 4
Builders Merchants Federation 4
Burton Retail Division
C and A 3
Collier Holdings 1
Cordon Bleu 2
COSMA Holdings 11
Debenhams 24
J. H. Dewhurst Ltd.
Dixons Ltd. 1
Drinks Industry Training Association
Electricity Council (CEGB) 3
Electricity Council (NWEB) 4
Flotilla Shoes Ltd. 1
Football League
Gardner Merchant 2
Gateway Food Markets 6
GKN Kwikform 3
Midland Bank
Automobile Association 10
Abbey National Building Society 2
International Thompson/Lunn Poly
Kwikfit Euro 1
R. S. McColl 2
Marks and Spencer 5
Mothercare Ltd. 1
National Bus Company
National Institute of Hardware 1
Post Office 23
Plastic Products Industry Board 1
Shoe Repair Training Agency Ltd. 3
W. H. Smith and Son Ltd. 2
Thorn EMI Rentals
Thorn EMI Retail 1
Number
Lloyds Bank 1
National Westminster Bank 2
Trustee Savings Bank 3
Williams and Glyns Bank 1
William Timpson Ltd. 3
Whitbread and Co. plc
Clothing and Allied Products Industry Training Board 23
Construction Industry Training Board 105
Sight and Sound 34

Fees payable to managing agents will vary according to a number of factors. Each place included in a formal contract attracts a fee of £100. In addition, and provided certain current requirements are met, £39 per week is made available to the agent as long as a place remains filled.

No forecast is available at present of the size of schemes likely to be approved or the fees likely to be paid in 1985–86.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents have occurred on the youth training scheme since the inception of the programme in the Stockport and Tameside districts, respectively.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The table shows the number of accidents on the youth training scheme which have been reported to the Manpower Services Commission's Greater Manchester east area office which covers the local authority districts of Stockport, Tameside and Oldham:

Period
Accidents* 1 April 1983 to 31 March 1984 1 April 1984 to 30 September 1984
Fatalities Nil Nil
Injuries
Major† 2 1
Minor 11 4
Total 13 5
* MSC accident figures for YTS are compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on employed persons. However, MSC figures will include a number of accidents, in particular road traffic accidents during scheme time and accidents to trainees in educational establishments, which may not have been reportable to HSE had the individuals been employed.
† Major injuries are classified according to the severtiey criteria laid down in the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980.