§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people are on youth training schemes within the city of Leicester; how many companies are supporting the youth training scheme in Leicester; and if he will give the number of companies and young people involved in each month since the scheme began.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 28 March 1985, c. 293]: Information for the city of Leicester is not available. The table shows the number of young people in 777W training on the youth training scheme in the Leicester local authority district at the end of each month since the scheme began.
Number 1983–84 April 161 May 210 June 366 July 458 August 574 September 1,162 October 1,307 November 1,330 December 1,331 January 1,315 February 1,275 March 1,216 1984–85 April 1,216 May 1,207 June 1,434 July 1,615 August 1,832 September 1,900 October 2,030 November 2,014 December 2,046 January 2,024 February 1,918 Information on the number of companies taking part in the youth training scheme is not available. However, it is estimated that training under the scheme takes place in some 650 locations in the Leicester local authority district (but not all of these will be in companies).