HC Deb 19 November 1985 vol 87 cc113-4W
Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Paymaster General what Manpower Services Commission funds have been hitherto specifically earmarked for training in information technology; whether there are any plans to increase the sums made available for such training; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Trippier

The Government have asked the Manpower Services Commission to give priority to training in the new technologies including information technology. The commission has specifically allocated some £37 million in 1985–86 for training in information technology. This includes training through information technology centres, the threshold computer scheme,

Age and Duration Analysis of the Unemployed for Statistical Date 10 October 1985 Parliamentary Constituencies AD
Northern Copeland CC
Males
Duration of Unemployment in weeks Under 17 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total
One or less 1 3 6 4 13 10 10 13 7 3 4 0 3 77
Over 1 and up to 2 5 11 2 7 20 7 7 3 4 3 2 2 3 76
Over 2 and up to 4 3 10 9 7 32 9 11 13 3 8 4 3 3 115
Over 4 and up to 6 38 17 9 9 20 15 7 4 6 4 7 4 0 140
Over 6 and up to 8 18 5 5 7 22 10 7 6 7 3 4 3 1 98
Over 8 and up to 13 4 14 13 12 53 31 13 17 19 12 18 16 14 236
Over 13 and up to 26 12 26 24 25 114 46 29 14 22 21 14 13 12 372
Over 26 and up to 39 0 6 15 19 51 20 23 11 20 8 15 20 7 215
Over 39 and up to 52 0 6 9 11 47 38 20 21 9 9 10 17 8 205
Over 52 and up to 65 0 13 10 10 36 32 25 30 22 28 70 41 3 320
Over 65 and up to 78 0 0 8 4 27 18 8 8 5 5 5 24 0 112
Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 6 6 25 24 16 13 9 12 8 25 0 144
Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 4 15 44 33 24 21 15 17 18 45 1 237
Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 2 40 35 29 17 19 13 12 26 0 193
Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 18 20 11 12 7 11 10 18 1 108
Over 260 0 0 0 0 20 28 22 24 18 14 21 34 0 181
Grand totals Males 81 111 120 138 582 376 262 227 192 171 222 291 56 2,825

Females
Duration of Unemployment in weeks Under 17 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 and over Total
One or less 2 0 3 1 14 9 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 38
Over 1 and up to 2 5 4 4 3 16 6 5 2 2 3 1 1 0 52
Over 2 and up to 4 5 17 6 4 25 8 3 3 1 2 2 3 0 79
Over 4 and up to 6 9 14 21 6 20 15 8 6 3 4 5 6 0 117
Over 6 and up to 8 6 7 12 5 16 12 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 68
Over 8 and up to 13 2 6 9 12 37 24 11 5 11 2 6 5 0 130
Over 13 and up to 26 2 17 8 10 80 46 21 6 11 9 10 6 0 226
Over 26 and up to 39 1 7 10 5 43 45 18 11 4 7 10 7 1 169
Over 39 and up to 52 0 3 5 7 35 34 19 4 10 2 10 7 0 136
Over 52 and up to 65 0 3 14 9 28 18 6 4 8 2 3 9 0 104
Over 65 and up to 78 0 2 5 4 13 8 7 0 0 5 2 5 0 51
Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 1 4 15 16 2 5 4 5 5 10 0 67
Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 1 4 19 10 3 4 7 3 5 12 0 68
Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 2 19 4 6 1 1 4 6 5 0 48
Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 1 3 3 6 10 0 36

priority skills training and access to information technology. In addition the youth training scheme includes an introduction to information technology in all its programmes and priority is given in adult training schemes to the new technologies.