§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in (a) London and (b) Great Britain have had their benefit cut as a result of coming off the youth training scheme prematurely or because they refused a place when offered since 31 March; what accounting periods for such statistics are used by his Department; and how the statistics are collected.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkFigures on the number of young people disqualified from receiving unmployment benefit for prematurely leaving or refusing a place on the youth training scheme are not yet available for the period since 31 March.
Accounting periods are quarterly, ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December. The statistics are collected by unemployment benefit offices and are based on decisions made by the independent adjudicating authorities. These decisions affect entitlement to unemployment benefit, and supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for employment how many young people in the London North East Manpower Services Commission area have had their benefit cut as a result of coming off the youth training scheme prematurely, or of refusing a place when offered, between 1 September 1983 and 31 May 1984.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkDuring the period 1 September 1983 to 31 March 1984, the latest for which figures are available, 52 young people making claims at unemployment benefit offices in the London North East area of the Manpower Services Commission were disqualified from receiving benefit for prematurely leaving a youth training scheme and seven were disqualified for refusing a place on a scheme.
§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of places in the Barnsley and district youth training scheme, indicating separately those sponsored by voluntary organisations under mode B1.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonA total of 1,764 youth training scheme places are planned for the Barnsley area for 1984–85. Of these, 155 are likely to be sponsored by voluntary organisations under mode B1.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent estimates for (a) Great Britain and (b) Scotland of the numbers of young people who have entered the youth training scheme since its inception and of the number of young people who are currently in youth training scheme places.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 29 June 1984, c. 553]: The total number of entrants to the youth training scheme, including those who have moved from one scheme to another, and the number of young people in training at the end of May 1984, are given in the following table: 41W
Entrants* 1 April 1983–end May 1984 Number in training Great Britain 366,268 238,083 Scotland 39,549 28,693 * Includes provisional figures for May 1984
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people, by age and sex, have left a youth training scheme in the city of Coventry; how many of these (a) entered employment, (b) re-entered the scheme, (c) returned to full-time education and (d) were unemployed leaving; and if he will give the numbers and percentages concerned.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 28 June 1984, c. 509]: Comprehensive information on young people leaving the youth training scheme in Coventry is not available. However, a survey by the Coventry careers service shows that 398 young people—206 boys and 192 girls— known to the service left a place on the scheme between 1 January 1984 and 13 April 1984. Of these; 188–47 per cent.—left to take up employment, 65–16 per cent.—entered another place on the scheme, three— 1 per cent.—returned to full time education, 22 —6 per cent. —left for personal reasons, for example their family left the area, 120–30 per cent. — were unemployed on leaving.