§ 19. Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people between the ages of 16 and 21 years are currently being employed on temporary schemes funded by the Manpower Services Commission.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe estimated figure is some 300,000. I will, with permission, arrange for the relevant figures to be printed in theOfficial Report.
Following is the information.
Measure Numbers Currently Supported (end of March) Community Industry 7,059 Community Programme *112,900 Enterprise Allowance †26,899 Training in Industry ‡1,547 Youth Opportunities Programme 3,567 Youth Training Scheme ║251,516 * Detailed information on the age of entrants to the programme is not available but it is estimated that 28 per cent. (31,600) of entrants were aged between 18 and 20. † Detailed information on the age of the people supported by the scheme is not kept although 5,880 of the people covered were aged under 25. ‡ Detailed information on the age of people supported is not kept although approximately 700 first year apprentices were in the age group concerned. ║Of those currently supported it is estimated that 5 per cent. are employees. This figure excludes some 30,000 adult supervisors.