§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire and Humberside have now completed a one-year youth training scheme course; and how many have gone on to permanent jobs.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people in Knowsley have left the youth training scheme prematurely in the last year.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information requested is not available. A total of about 350 young people left the youth training scheme in Knowsley in 1983–84 but this includes some who completed their training. Of those who left prematurely, some will have gone into jobs and others will have transferred to another programme within the scheme.
§ Mr. Spencer Batisteasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently participating in the youth training scheme in the Leeds area showing mode A and mode B1 places separately.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAt the end of March there were 3,081 young people in training on the youth training scheme in the Leeds local authority district. 2,191 young people were on mode A schemes and 720 on mode B1 schemes and 170 on mode B2 schemes.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether youth training scheme managing 227W agents are required to have observed appropriate registration requirements with the companies registry and the Health and Safety Executive before they receive public money or their schemes are renewed.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 14 May 1984, c. 49]: From 1 April 1984, there is a contractual requirement on managing agents to notify the Manpower Services Commission that, where appropriate, notification of all premises to be used in their youth training scheme programmes has been made to the relevant health and safety enforcement authorities.
Managing agents are expected to conform with all legal requirements, and this includes registration with Companies house where appropriate.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment to what extent area manpower boards examine the most recent set of accounts of companies which act as youth training scheme managing agents before granting approval or renewal of youth training scheme places; and if they are encouraged to do so by his Department.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 15 May 1984, c. 150]: The Manpower Services Commission does not ask area manpower boards to examine the accounts of companies as filed with the companies registry. Under their contracts with the commission, managing agents are obliged to maintain proper financial records in respect of their grants income and fully audited accounts may be called for. The commission's staff undertake regular financial monitoring of schemes.