§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Mid-Kent (Mr. Rowe) on 25 April, Official Report, column 554, if he will list the targets set by the Manpower Services Commission for each area board for reducing the number of places available under mode B1 of the youth training scheme in 1984–85, together with the number of approved places available in 1983–84, by the constituent elements of training workshops, information technology centres and community programmes.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table lists the information for each of the Manpower Services Commission's area offices:
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1983–84 Places Approved (at end March 1984) 1984–85 Provisionally Planned Places Area Office Training Workshops Information Technology Centres Community Projects Training Workshops Information Technology Centres Community Projects Washington 566 115 1,645 465 115 1,370 Darlington 805 115 971 940 175 535 North West Greater Manchester (E) 42 70 633 185 100 315 Merseyside (Inner) 601 116 2,544 495 225 1,730 Lancashire 165 235 1,919 100 225 1,075 Greater Manchester (N) 385 160 1,091 320 200 730 Cheshire 585 125 2,033 442 110 1,428 Greater Manchester (C) 662 70 1,567 490 100 1,160 Cumbria 112 70 360 120 100 180 Merseyside (Outer) 973 170 1,708 903 170 1,307 Yorks/Humberside Sheffield 493 30 1,160 310 60 1,030 Wakefield 390 65 1,460 395 95 930 Hull 521 90 984 500 140 745 Leeds/N Yorks 351 120 1,226 320 120 1,060 Bradford 405 150 1,036 495 150 655 Midlands Derby 165 30 1,132 230 60 770 Wolverhampton 427 70 2,267 330 70 1,600 Coventry 713 80 1,620 663 116 1,055 Birmingham 320 70 2,513 335 180 1,945 Leicester 700 130 1,328 700 130 1,113 Nottingham 598 60 1,354 598 60 914 Staffordshire 550 168 1,424 300 168 1,132 Dudley/Sandwell 260 65 956 385 65 760 Telford 170 105 1,451 158 105 842 Lincoln 170 70 670 202 165 363 Wales Gwent 110 30 891 105 60 600 Swansea 193 70 1,051 220 130 830 Cardiff 725 60 1,758 605 105 1,290 Wrexham 272 90 755 345 140 635 South West Taunton 191 60 796 170 70 600 Gloucester 91 60 1,091 111 60 899 Plymouth 202 100 859 202 100 853 Bristol 82 72 1,673 80 107 1,000 South East Luton 226 100 693 278 60 374 Chatham 246 150 1,506 246 150 1,079 Horsham 40 180 1,243 90 220 862 Fareham 275 90 997 285 135 847 Reading 100 65 595 120 100 415 Chelmsford 152 90 1,528 850 90 420 Ipswich 208 60 1,123 234 60 923 High Wycombe 40 60 696 40 60 600 London London (N) 313 186 610 250 180 440 London (NE) 530 50 964 475 100 660 London (SE) 684 180 985 380 180 640 *London (S and W) 539 90 434 430 90 245 *This office also administers a 35-place scheme which is open to trainees from all parts of London.