HC Deb 05 July 1985 vol 82 cc293-4W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give for 1983–84, 1984–85 and his latest estimate for 1985–86, the total sum expended on the youth training scheme; and if he will give the total sum expended on (a) grants paid to mode A managing agents, broken down into the administration fee, the training allowance, the trainee allowance and capital grants, (b) mode B1, and (c) mode B2.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The information requested is shown in the table:

£ million
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Outturn ¶Outturn Estimate
Administration fee 32.4 32.5 33.6
Other Grants* 204.1 437.0 495.4
Total Mode A 236.5 469.5 529.0
Mode B1 111.6 239.0 204.8
Mode B2 20.5 39.5 28.1
Capital Grants† 1.2 4.6 3.0
Other Expenditure‡ 10.7 12.2 16.2
Total YTS Expenditure║ 380.5 764.8 781.1
* Separate information is not available for the contribution towards the cost of training and the trainee allowance. Other grants also include expenditure on excess travel and lodging allowances and vacated places.
† Capital grants expenditure cannot be separately identified by Mode.
║ Excludes MSC administration costs.
‡ Other expenditure includes research and development, accredited centres and miscellaneous minor items.
¶ Outturn for 1984–85 is provisional.

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