§ Mr. Chris Smithasked 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. TrippierThe 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
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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.