§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what jobs are being provided through retraining schemes, young workers' schemes, and other Manpower Services Commission schemes in the county of Merseyside and the Liverpool travel-to-work area in the current year; and at what cost.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI regret that the information is not available separately for the Liverpool travel-to-work area, other than for the young workers scheme, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information, where available, is set out in the table.
Merseyside* Number Training Opportunities Scheme 968* Youth Training Scheme 9,369* Young Workers Scheme 10,145†‡ Community Industry 798║ * Figures relate to the Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, St. Helens and Wirral local authority districts. † Figures relate to the Liverpool travel-to-work area, Birkenhead travel-to-work area, St. Helens and Southport employment office areas. ‡ Including 5,330 in the Liverpool travel-to-work area. ║ Figures relate to the Knowsley and Sefton local authority districts, and the city of Liverpool. Note: Expenditure information is not available below area office level.