§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment, for each of the years April to March 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84, what was (a) the total number of entrants and (b) the average number of young people on the following schemes: (i) the youth opportunities programme, (ii) the youth training scheme, (iii) unified vocational preparation and (iv) the training for skills programme.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 15 May 1984, c. 153]: The information requested is given in the following table:
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1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Entrants Average number in training Entrants Average number in training Entrants Average number in training Entrants Average number in training Youth Opportunities Programme* 360,000 127,500 553,000 188,400 543,100 256,800 27,000 81,300 Youth Training Scheme — — — — — — 354,000 153,800 Unified Vocational Preparation* 4,500 †— 6,034 †— 10,000 †— 240 †— Training for Skills Programme (First year apprentice support)* 18,600 13,900 20,800 19,500 14,000 12,700 3,800 5,700 Notes * The youth opportunities programme, the training for skills programme and the Unified vocational preparation programme have now been superceded by the youth training scheme. † Records of the number of young people in training under the Unified vocational preparation programme are not available.