§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of men and women, listedd by age, on special employment or training schemes at the latest available date in the constituency of Coventry, North-West; and what is the average cost of each person on each scheme.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonSome 9,000, although because of the various bases on which local information is collated, an unknown proportion will be in areas outside the hon. Member's constituency. For the same reason I am unable to provide a breakdown by sex and age for all the schemes without disproportionate cost. The costs set out below are national averages based on the latest information and estimates of participation on schemes and the number of supervisors employed. They do not take into account savings in the payments of benefits or flow-backs to the Exchequer from tax and national insurance. The costs in any particular area for a particular scheme may vary from the national average.
Estimated average cost per person supported under the measure Measure £ Community industry 2,330 Community programme 2,840 Enterprise allowance scheme 1,934 Job release schemes 3,250 Job splitting scheme 750 Temporary short-time working compensation scheme 495 Young workers scheme 560 Youth training scheme 1,800