§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training scheme mode B schemes are supported entirely or in part by local authorities.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Manpower Services Commission's census of youth training schemes, conducted in October 1983, showed 485 schemes were run by local authorities. In addition, there will have been other schemes which received varying degrees of support from local authorities.
§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training scheme mode A scheme places are currently filled by ex-offenders.
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Stuart Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many spare youth training scheme mode A places are open to ex-offenders.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe youth training scheme is open equally to all eligible young people and the Manpower Services Commission does not reserve unfilled places for any particular group of youngsters.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many youth training scheme places have (a) been filled and (b) remain vacant in Hampshire and in the Portsmouth, South area, at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAt the end of March 1985, 6,200 youth training scheme places were filled in Hampshire, of which 1,116 were in the Portsmouth local authority district. At the same date a further 3,659 places in Hampshire, including 506 in Portsmouth had been approved but were not filled. Not all these places may, however, have been available for occupation.