§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many handicapped teenagers are presently participating in the youth training programme in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. ButlerThe precise information is not available. A quarterly exercise is, however, carried out to monitor and facilitate the entry of handicapped young people into the youth training programme. On 2 September 1983, of those handicapped young people who left school this summer, 83 were in training and 295 were registered as seeking open employment; training places have been offered to all of them.
Mandatory awards Discretionary awards Number Cost £
Number Cost £
1977–78 10,970 14,030,084 5,052 7,463,127 1978–79 11,593 16,793,676 4,485 7,139,286 1979–80 12,213 20,337,739 4,401 7,873,232 1980–81 12,767 24,937,927 3,853 8,145,250 1981–82 13,961 29,998,629 3,539 8,194,561