Youth Training Scheme

HC Deb 16 March 1984 vol 56 cc281-2W

Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current planned budget for the youth training scheme in 1984–85, showing separately the budgets for mode A, mode B1 and separated into training workshops, information technology centres, community projects, take-up of the youth training scheme places and the changed plans for the places required in 1984–85.

Mr. Peter Morrison

[pursuant to his reply, 6 March 1984 c. 464]:

The current estimated cost of the youth training scheme in 1984–85 is given in the following table, together with the estimated number of entrants to YTS from which the costs have been derived.

Mode	Estimated entrants in 1984–85	Costs (£ millions at 1984–85 prices)
Mode A	330,000	472
Mode B1
Community Projects	42,000	141
Information Technology Centres	9,000	36
Training Workshops	19,000	71
Sub total: B1	70,000	248
ModeB2	20,000	43
*Other costs	—	47
Total	420,000	810
* "Other costs" includes such items as capital grants to sponsors, the cost of accredited training centres, trainees' travel costs—but excludes administration costs, which are estimated at about £55 million.