§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the proportions of youth training scheme leavers going to the following destinations for each available month of the 15 per cent. leavers sample and for each of the previous samples (a) full-time work with the same employer, (b) full-time work with a different employer, (c) part-time work, (d) full-time college or training course, (e) back at school, (f) on another youth training scheme, (g) claimant unemployed and (h) other; and if he will show for each survey (i) the proportion of respondents who had left the scheme early and (ii) the usable percentage response rate.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Manpower Services Commission introduced a regular monthly survey of 31W leavers from the youth training scheme in 1984. Questionnaires are sent to a 15 per cent. sample of all leavers in each month some three months after they leave the scheme. Leavers in June 1984 were the first group to
Response to the Question "What are you doing now?" Ad Hoc Surveys Leavers between 15 per cent Follow-Up Programme leavers in: April 1983 and November 1983 April 1983 and March 1984 April 1984 and July 1984 June 1984 July 1984 August 1984 September 1984 October 1984 In full-time work with same employer 4 12 22 21 30 32 28 19 In full-time work with different employer 34 37 34 35 31 29 27 29 In part-time work * * 2 1 1 1 1 1 On full-time course at college/training centre 4 1 2 2 3 4 6 1 Back at school 2 — — — — — 1 1 On another YTS Scheme 29 13 4 4 5 5 6 9 Doing something else 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 Unemployed 24 34 34 35 28 27 29 38 Sample Details: Percentage who were early leavers 100 90 64 56 44 33 37 56 Percentage response 53 55 70 67 67 65 68 63 * Information not available.