HC Deb 18 December 1986 vol 107 cc633-4W
Mr. Thurnham

asked the Paymaster General if he will list the monthly figures for the Bolton area for those employed on (a) the community programme, the enterprise allowance scheme and the YTS since each scheme began and (b) the youth opportunities programme and community enterprise programme schemes since January 1979.

Mr. Trippier

The available monthly figures for the Bolton area for those employed on the community programme for participants on YTS and for entrants to the enterprise allowance scheme are as follows:

Community Programme
1983 1984 1985 1986
January 5 2,165 2,852 3,557
February 14 2,430 2,878 3,764
March 41 2,602 2,825 3,945
April 127 2,553 2,856 1,925
May 215 2,708 2,900 2,086
June 460 2,677 2,439 2,298
July 539 2,667 3,036 2,332
August 840 2,595 3,003 2,424
September 1,502 2,615 3,153 2,342
October 2,008 2,699 3,221 4,737
November 2,146 2,801 3,415 4,838
December 2,184 2,825 3,504 N/A
YTS
January N/A N/A 1,742 1,680
February N/A 1,583 1,654 N/A
March N/A 1,560 1,595 N/A
April N/A N/A 1,586 N/A

Employees in employment Net changes between June 1979 and June 1986
Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Change Percentage change Change Percentage change
All industries and services (0–9)1 -64,000 -12 -1,632,000 -7
Manufacturing industries (2–4) -48,000 -33 -2,007,000 -28
Service industries (6–9) 2,000 1 858,000 6
Shipbuilding and repairing (3610) n/a n/a n/a n/a
Metal goods, engineering and vehicles (32) -13,000 -31 -1,037,000 -31
Mechanical engineering (32) -5,000 -45 -314,000 -30
Electrical and electronic engineering, instrument engineering (34,37) -4,000 -40 -215,000 -24
Education health and other services (93–99) 6,000 4 342,000 8
Retail distribution (64/65) 1,000 2 -77,000 -4
Banking, insurance and finance (8) 1,000 4 560,000 34

1983 1984 1985 1986
May N/A N/A 1,529 N/A
June N/A N/A 1,890 N/A
July N/A 1,921 1,936 N/A
August N/A 1973 1,871 N/A
September N/A 1,942 1,807 N/A
October N/A 1,849 1,895 N/A
November N/A 1,824 1,817 N/A
December N/A 1,845 1,797 N/A
EAS
January N/A 22 18 26
February N/A 16 23 18
March N/A 13 29 30
April N/A 18 18 27
May N/A 25 24 41
June n/a 13 21 40
July N/A 23 23 31
August 27 13 14 27
September 30 15 7 45
October 20 21 21 40
November 18 17 30 43
December 7 14 23 N/A

Figures for YTS before February 1984 and after February 1986 are not readily available. However, the most recent figures available (provided by careers service) show 2,144 young people on YTS as at the end of November 1986.

Figures for the community enterprise programme and the youth opportunities programme are not available.