HC Deb 21 December 1984 vol 70 cc389-90W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many children in each local authority are taking part in the technical and vocational education initiative.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The local education authorities which started technical and vocational education initiative projects in 1983 and have had two annual intakes of students have the following numbers currently taking part.

Authority Number of students
Barnsley 708
Bedfordshire 1,039
Birmingham 500
Bradford 517
Clwyd 684
Devon 554
Enfield 412
Hereford and Worcester 507
Hertfordshire 606
Leicestershire 1,037
Sandwell 1,147
Staffordshire 624
Wigan 458
Wirral 509

The local education authorities in England and Wales and education authorities in Scotland which started projects in 1984 have the following numbers taking part:

Authority Number of students
Berkshire 239
Bolton 179
Borders 194
Buckinghamshire 259
Bury 197
Cambridgeshire 225
Cheshire 200
Cleveland 222
Cornwall 293
Coventry 267
Croydon 235
Cumbria 226
Derbyshire 236
Doncaster 236
Dudley 250
Dumfries and Galloway 227
Durham 259
East Sussex 249
Essex 235
Fife 232
Gloucestershire 271
Gwent 250
Gwynedd 230
Hampshire 245
Havering 256
Isle of Wight 264
Mid Glamorgan 246
Newcastle 239
Norfolk 207
Northamptonshire 245
Northumberland 277
North Tyneside 253
Powys 267
Richmond 250
Shropshire 242
Solihull 256
Somerset 258
South Tyneside 250
Stockport 251
Strathclyde: Glasgow 238
Strathclyde: Renfrew 220
Suffolk 231
Sunderland 240
Surrey 262
Tameside 256
Warwickshire 216
West Glamorgan 247